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Amy Klobuchar: 70 percent of our economy is consumer based, and if people do not have enough money to buy stuff it slows the entire…

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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