claim: "when i left washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus."
author: john kasich
evidence_1: oct 9, 2015 ... “i was there [federal government] in the '90s when we actually got things done. … when i left washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus.”.
evidence_2: jun 2, 2011 ... we went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that george bush inherited to over . ... $11-plus trillion debt when george bush left office." ... arm of congress -- had predicted in january 2001 would materialize over the next 10 years, .... nw; suite 440; washington, dc 20036; 202-463-0571; florida; 490 first avenue ...
evidence_3: oct 28, 2015 ... this is false, though it has increasingly emerged as a gop talking point. .... we cut taxes and we had a $5 trillion projected surplus when i left.”.
evidence_4: mar 4, 2016 ... and then i was at the convention with governor reagan and i had, at a ...... when i left washington, we had a projected $5 trillion surplus, ok?
evidence_5: mar 10, 2016 ... in ohio, kasich made nearly $5 billion in tax cuts, including paring state ... "when i left washington, in 2000, we had a $5 trillion surplus and the ...