Bill Clinton: “Poverty is down 20 percent since 1993; it's down 23 percent in…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2001

Poverty is down 20 percent since 1993; it's down 23 percent in America's cities.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the United States Conference of Mayors

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Bill Clinton: “Poverty is down 20 percent since 1993; it's down 23 percent in America's cities.”