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On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
A sharp-edged economic message that talks about helping the middle class and people who want to get to the middle class get there more easily. We didn't have that in this election.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer discusses the need for a stronger economic message for the Democratic Party.

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