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Wendy Sherman: “It will take a few more years of this economic expansion for it to be felt in those places that it has not yet been…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1999
It will take a few more years of this economic expansion for it to be felt in those places that it has not yet been felt. My largest county, I represent a part of Los Angeles County, was lagging behind the rest of California; and only in the last couple of years has the economic expansion really has been felt in Los Angeles county. I hope very much that it is beginning to be felt in your part of North Carolina. There is nothing more important than keeping this economy growing.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of economic expansion on different regions during a speech.

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