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Bill Clinton: “Finally, Madam President, to the Senator from Maryland, is the Senator from Maryland aware that the rate at which people…”

On the recordMay 23, 2003
Finally, Madam President, to the Senator from Maryland, is the Senator from Maryland aware that the rate at which people are exhausting their unemployment benefits, without finding a job in this jobless economy that we are currently experiencing, was at its highest level ever recorded in February and its second highest level ever recorded in March, and that for 23 straight months the private sector has lost jobs, the longest stretch since World War II; is the Senator from Maryland aware of that?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing unemployment benefits and job loss during a Senate floor debate.

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