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Ron Wyden: “Apparently that mainstream economic analysis had to be purged since it didn't jibe with the Trump Team's patter.”

On the recordOctober 2, 2017
Apparently that mainstream economic analysis had to be purged since it didn't jibe with the Trump Team's patter.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden accuses the Trump administration of censoring economic studies that contradict their narrative.

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