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Pete Sessions: “The economy was sinking when President Bush took office from President Clinton. And a sinking economy inevitably means…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2004
The economy was sinking when President Bush took office from President Clinton. And a sinking economy inevitably means you are going to have job losses, and that is what occurred. The President has turned this economy around. We have seen some robust growth in the last year. And we have created 2 million new jobs, as the Senator well knows, and we can debate that round and round forever. I think the glass is at least half full. I guess the Senator is seeing it half empty.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Discussing the state of the economy and job creation during a Senate floor debate.

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