claim: says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: aug 1, 2013 ... in recent speeches, president obama has repeatedly claimed that “our deficits  are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years.” the white house says he's referring to  the decline in the deficit as a percentage of the nation's economy from 2009 to  2012. but that's not the “fastest rate” of deficit reduction in 60 years.
evidence_2: sep 17, 2015 ... president obama has repeatedly said that he would veto legislation that  keeps the spending caps from the 2011 budget control act. president obama  has vowed to veto ... president obama 7/24/13: “and our deficits are falling at  the fastest rate in 60 years.” (president obama, “remarks by the ...
evidence_3: jan 29, 2014 ... as one of the nation's accomplishments, he noted that "our deficits [have been]  cut by more than half." this is not the first time the president has made reference  to the recent decline in deficits. throughout the summer, the president claimed  that "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years." these ...
evidence_4: nov 20, 2012 ... believe it or not, the federal deficit has fallen faster over the past three years than  it has in any such stretch since demobilization from world war ii. in. ... if u.s.  history offers any guide, we are already testing the speed limits of a fiscal  consolidation that doesn't risk backfiring. that's why the best way to ...
evidence_5: dec 28, 2012 ... closing the deficit is not just about lowering spending, relative to gdp, but also  about increasing revenue from our very low levels. so how ... consider: with zero  actual "belt tightening" over the last few years, the deficit as a percent of gdp has  been falling at its fastest pace since wwii, all thanks to people ...