In her presidential bid, Hillary Clinton has made job creation a
centerpiece of her platform, casting herself as a pragmatist who would
inspire “the biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War
II.’’
Her argument that she would put more Americans to work has
focused on her time in the Senate, when she took on the mission of
creating jobs in chronically depressed Upstate New York. As her husband,
former president Bill Clinton, put it recently, she became the region’s
“de facto economic development officer.”
But nearly eight years
after Clinton’s Senate exit, there is little evidence that her economic
development programs had a substantial impact on upstate employment.
Despite Clinton’s efforts, upstate job growth stagnated overall during
her tenure, with manufacturing jobs plunging nearly 25 percent,
according to jobs data.
The former first lady was unable to pass the big-ticket legislation she
introduced to benefit the upstate economy. She turned to smaller-scale
projects, but some of those fell flat after initial glowing headlines, a
Washington Post review shows. Many promised jobs never materialized and
others migrated to other states as she turned to her first presidential
run, said former officials who worked with her in New York.
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Source: The Washington Post
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