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On the recordMarch 6, 1996
I think he is right on target to talk about the issue of the economy and where this country is going. We have a President who is running around the country talking about how this is the healthiest economy that we have seen and we are doing great and everything is fine. It actually reminds me of another President in an election year 4 years ago, who was going around the country trying to convince the American public that the economy was fine and everything is great and this is a healthy economy and we are moving forward. The American public, frankly, did not buy it. The reaction was very simple: What country is he living in? What country is he leading? Does he not have any understanding of what is actually going on in the economy, what we are dealing with here, that in fact the statistics show that, out of recessionary years, this economy is the slowest growing economy since the 1950's? This is not a robust economy.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the state of the economy and criticizing the President's optimistic portrayal during a Senate floor speech.

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