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Elizabeth Warren: “And putting 2 million people out of work is just part of the cost, and they just have to bear it?”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
And putting 2 million people out of work is just part of the cost, and they just have to bear it?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren questions the justification for job losses due to inflation control measures.

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