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Ayanna Pressley: “Would more Americans have jobs today if the Fed had not increased rates over the past 3 years?”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2020
Would more Americans have jobs today if the Fed had not increased rates over the past 3 years?
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley asks if rate increases affected job availability.

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