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Bill Clinton: Well, I told you what it will amount to. It can amount to about a dollar a week for a middle income family, a family…

On the recordJuly 28, 1993
Well, I told you what it will amount to. It can amount to about a dollar a week for a middle income family, a family with an income of $40,000 to $50,000 a year. I don't think that will be a significant burden. And in terms of the energy industry, we had people from three energy companies here today, ARCO, Sun Oil, and Citgo, as well as the CEO of Tenneco here supporting the plan because they believe that bringing the deficit down, keeping interest rates down, which the deficit reduction plan is doing, enabling people to refinance their homes and business loans, and stabilizing the economy will do far more good than this will do harm. And I believe that, too. Super Collider
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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