Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

Example input: Except for this small vocal minority, we have just not gotten a lot of groundswell against this from members, " says APA president Philip G. Zimbardo of Stanford University.
Example output: "Except for this small vocal minority, we have not gotten a lot of groundswell against this," says APA president Zimbardo.
Example explanation: Both texts convey the same meaning that they have not gotten much groundswell against this except for small minority.
Q: Since the 1970s, combined saving by households and business has declined. For much of that time, the federal government did not contribute to saving; instead it was a borrower, its deficits absorbing a share of the saving pool available for investment.
A:
Since the 70s, combined saving by households and business has declined. The federal government did not contribute to saving; instead it borrowed, its deficits absorbing the saving pool.