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George H.W. Bush: “Hilary Clinton was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath, they say that…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2005
Hilary Clinton was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath, they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work? You said you will reach out to these people. How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush responds to a question about Hillary Clinton's statements on the economy and Social Security.

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