here's a statement hillary is making in her indiana stump speech blaming bush for NOT vetoing the sale of a business that the state lost jobs to. she continued to make this claim again today!
Today, however, McClatchy reported that the sale was approved by the Clinton administration. McClatchy quoted several Indiana residents griping about the Clinton administration's role in letting these jobs get away. It's the sort of tale that could have resonance among struggling working class voters in the state.
But the Hillary campaign responds that the sale was approved by the Clinton administration "on the condition that the production and the technology to produce neo-magnets would stay in the U.S."
The Hillary camp also argues that the investors behind the deal backed out of that promise in 2003, after Bill left office, and that President Bush didn't enforce the deal -- their point being that
while it's true that the Clinton administration approved the deal, it's not responsible for the job loss that ensued.
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slippery little minx, ain't she?