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Fact-Checking the Clintons’ Claim on the Economy

Does the economy really do better under Democrats?

The Clinton family earlier this year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

By Ryan Kelly

Posted July 26, 2016 at 9:26pm

Hillary Clinton often says the economy does better under Democrats.

CQ Roll Call dove into an April 2016 report which finds that actually, they might be right.

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