Dick Durbin said "take a look at the annual growth rate of private sector jobs under President Bush. You have to go all the way back to President Hoover to see such a low growth rate, which had a negative growth rate of over 4 percent. Under President George W. Bush, we see here something that has not happened in this country for almost 70 years: the loss of private sector jobs because of a failed economic policy. Then when you take a look at the manufacturing jobs, that is where it is really painful. Manufacturing jobs are the best-paying jobs in Illinois and Michigan. We just had a hearing last Friday. Employees of Electrolux--was it in Greenville, MI?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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take a look at the annual growth rate of private sector jobs under President Bush. You have to go all the way back to President Hoover to see such a low growth rate, which had a negative growth rate of over 4 percent. Under President George W. Bush, we see here something that has not happened in this country for almost 70 years: the loss of private sector jobs because of a failed economic policy. Then when you take a look at the manufacturing jobs, that is where it is really painful. Manufacturing jobs are the best-paying jobs in Illinois and Michigan. We just had a hearing last Friday. Employees of Electrolux--was it in Greenville, MI?

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of economic policies on private sector job growth during a Senate floor debate.

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