Report: Clinton's jobs push as senator not quite as good as she thinks
- 8 years ago
Hillary Clinton's job record as a New York senator is being challenged by a new report from the Washington Post, which claims her economic initiatives fell flat for workers, while benefiting deep-pocketed donors.
The Post found that between 2001-09 the Democratic presidential nominee was unable to pass “big ticket legislation” she introduced to benefit upstate New York, as job growth stayed the same and manufacturing jobs fell by almost 25 percent.
The Post's use of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers shows New York lost jobs during Clintons initial term, with Albany losing 31,000 payroll jobs between October 2001 and December 2006.
It was Clinton that used job creation as a sticking point for her presidential campaign.
Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the report Monday, citing the “devastating” findings as he delivered an economic address in Detroit.
The Post found that between 2001-09 the Democratic presidential nominee was unable to pass “big ticket legislation” she introduced to benefit upstate New York, as job growth stayed the same and manufacturing jobs fell by almost 25 percent.
The Post's use of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers shows New York lost jobs during Clintons initial term, with Albany losing 31,000 payroll jobs between October 2001 and December 2006.
It was Clinton that used job creation as a sticking point for her presidential campaign.
Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the report Monday, citing the “devastating” findings as he delivered an economic address in Detroit.