On the recordMarch 6, 2000
Since 1996, when I worked with Congress to raise the minimum wage by 90 cents over 2 years, the unemployment rate has fallen from 5.2 percent to 4.1 percent—near the lowest level in 30 years.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “Since 1996, when I worked with Congress to raise the minimum wage by 90 cents over 2 years, the unemployment rate has…”
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