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On the recordFebruary 1, 2017
I think that the economy has been working ever since the turnaround that we engineered by the previous President 8 years ago.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries asserts that the economy improved due to policies from the previous administration.

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