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On the recordJune 21, 2016
You lamented the problem, but failed to admit to acknowledge in your comments that it is your actions and the Fed and the government policies that can have a dramatic impact on expansion of the gap between rich and the poor.
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Scott Garrett
Republican · New Jersey

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Garrett criticizes the Fed for exacerbating income inequality.

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