Bill Clinton: “The poverty rate fell to 13.3 percent, and while we still have plenty…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 1998

The poverty rate fell to 13.3 percent, and while we still have plenty of room for improvement, the African-American poverty rate fell to another record low.

Said by

Bill Clinton

Democratic · Arkansas

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on the Census Bureau Report on Income and Poverty and an Exchange With Reporters

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Bill Clinton: “The poverty rate fell to 13.3 percent, and while we still have plenty of room for improvement, the African-American…”

Editor's note · Context