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David Schweikert: This is actually one of those sort of joyful moments that we finally get a chance to come up here, and we don't very…

On the recordJune 12, 2018
This is actually one of those sort of joyful moments that we finally get a chance to come up here, and we don't very often get to do that. We are going to have a discussion of what is happening in our economy, in our society for both our friends on the left and those of us on the right, the love of people, and the fact that they have opportunity. When you look at the unemployment statistics, when you actually take a look at how many of our brothers and sisters are moving back into the workforce, the income, and the closing of income inequality, there are wonderful things happening out there. The neat thing tonight, we are going to bring a number of Members from different parts of the country, particularly in the West, and we are going to talk about what they are seeing happening in their region. We are going to talk also about a little bit of the data and a handful of fairly interesting things that I am actually excited about. So, first, I yield to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Gianforte) and give him an opportunity to talk about what is happening in his State. {time} 2030
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona
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Jun 12, 2018

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