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Rob Portman: As OMB Director, oversaw federal budget submissions during the period leading into the 2008 financial crisis; the federal deficit rose from $163 billion in fiscal year 2007 to $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, a figure his 2010 opponent's campaign cited as evidence of a 'spending spree' during his tenure.
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- As OMB Director, oversaw federal budget submissions during the period leading into the 2008 financial crisis; the federal deficit rose from $163 billion in fiscal year 2007 to $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, a figure his 2010 opponent's campaign cited as evidence of a 'spending spree' during his tenure.
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