Political Quotes

On the recordApril 4, 2017
Too many people here in Washington think that if the stock market is on the rise, the economy is doing just fine.
Said by
Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown critiques the disconnect between stock market performance and working families' realities.

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