By the Mid 1990s, the National League of Cities Was

By the mid 1990s, the National League of Cities was reporting that __________.

A) cities were in their worst shape ever in U.S. history
B) most large U.S. cities could expect to face bankruptcy by the year 2010
C) it was difficult to tell whether or not cities in the U.S. were in fiscal trouble
D) cities in the U.S. were in the most solvent fiscal shape in years