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PRESIDENT CLINTON & VICE-PRESIDENT GORE: RECORD GAINS FOR WORKING

                        FAMILIES ACROSS AMERICA
                           September 26, 2000

TODAY, THE CENSUS BUREAU RELEASED ITS REPORT ON INCOME AND POVERTY IN AMERICA FOR 1999. The annual report shows an unprecedented fifth year of significant income growth - with median household income breaking $40,000 for the first time in history - and shows that the poverty rate last year dipped to its lowest level in two decades. Highlights:

Strong Broad-Based Income Gains:

Strong Reduction in Poverty:

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