Subject: Re: 50 million to 1
Forced on him by a Republican congress.

Not really. If that were the case, then you would expect when Reps control either Congress or the WH or both, that budgets would be better. But the opposite is generally true. Reps blow up the deficit and/or national debt when they have the reins. Reagan had a friendly congress, and he tripled the national debt in 8 years.