Clark Responds To Governor Dean's Comments On The Economy

http://clark04.com/press/release/134/
 For Immediate Release
Date: December 18, 2003
Clark Responds To Governor Dean's Comments On The Economy
I was surprised to hear that Governor Dean has once again attacked the economic policies of the Clinton years.
This isn't the first time he's done this. Last month, it was reported that Governor Dean wanted to distance himself from Bill Clinton's economic legacy when he called for "re-regulating" the economy. Now, in a speech he gave today, he essentially claimed that President Clinton didn't stand up for America's working families.
Did Howard Dean live through the same eight years as the rest of us?
Maybe Governor Dean should check his facts. Because if I remember correctly, under Bill Clinton ...
America created more than 22 million new jobs...
Under Bill Clinton, we balanced the federal budget...
Under Bill Clinton, we turned record deficits into record surpluses ...
Under Bill Clinton, we had the lowest poverty rate in 20 years - and the lowest African American poverty rate ever.
And under Bill Clinton, we had the lowest inflation in decades - and the lowest African American and Hispanic unemployment rates on record.
If that's not standing up for America's working families, then I don't know what is.
So I don't know about Howard Dean, but when I'm president, I'm not going to throw out the proven policies that brought America the longest economic expansion in history.
I'm going to embrace them. I'm going to use them as a foundation to take our country forward again.