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George W. Bush: “The unemployment rate is at 4.8 percent – lower than the average of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.”

On the recordApril 4, 2006
The unemployment rate is at 4.8 percent – lower than the average of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Just the Facts: President Bush's Pro-Growth Tax Relief Benefits All Americans Who Pay Income Taxes

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