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Bill Clinton: It's important to me because even though we have the longest peacetime economic expansion in history, over 19 million…

On the recordNovember 5, 1999
It's important to me because even though we have the longest peacetime economic expansion in history, over 19 million new jobs, highest homeownership ever, lowest unemployment rate in 29 years, the lowest welfare rolls in 30 years, the lowest poverty rates in 20 years, the lowest Hispanic- and African-American unemployment rates we have ever recorded. In spite of all that, there are still all these people and places that have not felt this recovery, that need investments and businesses and jobs and hope. And I believe that we need to convince the American business community that these are markets to invest in. And I think we ought to give them the same incentives to invest in poor areas in America we give them to invest in poor areas in Latin America or Africa or Asia. That's the whole deal, and I think it will work. Ms. Salazar. And what incentives can you offer them that are not in place right now?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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