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Barbara Boxer: “I thank my friend for setting the record straight and for doing such a good job because we do have to remember where we…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2000
I thank my friend for setting the record straight and for doing such a good job because we do have to remember where we were when the Clinton-Gore administration took office. In my State, there was suffering; there was no hope; people's dreams were set aside; the economy was in the tank; and there was double-digit unemployment. Today we are in the midst of the greatest economic recovery ever. It dates back to the vote Al Gore cast because he was the deciding vote on that budget. The Republicans predicted gloom and doom, deficits and debt, unemployment and the rest. Let's face it; they were wrong. We do not want to go back to those days of high deficits.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic recovery under the Clinton-Gore administration.

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