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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
70 percent of our economy is consumer based, and if people do not have enough money to buy stuff it slows the entire economy down.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar explains the impact of consumer spending on the economy.

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