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Chaka Fattah: “This is going to be a clear point of demarcation. Eight years of the Bush administration and we lost millions of jobs.…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2009
This is going to be a clear point of demarcation. Eight years of the Bush administration and we lost millions of jobs. Millions of Americans lost their homes, lost their investments. Our schools crumbled. And now as we launch into these 4 and 8 years, we're going to see schools rebuilt, millions put to work, we're going to see the economy turn around, and it starts today. Now in '93 when we had the Clinton economic plan, not one Republican voted for it in the House or Senate. But we did get 27 million new jobs, we did balance the budget, and pay down the national debt. History has a way of repeating itself.
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic impact of the Bush administration and the potential for recovery under the new administration.

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