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Sheldon Whitehouse: “We heard unchallenged testimony from Moody's Chief Economist that the MAGA plan would cost the American economy almost…”

On the recordMay 16, 2023
We heard unchallenged testimony from Moody's Chief Economist that the MAGA plan would cost the American economy almost 800,000 jobs and increase the chance of a recession.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse cites economic risks associated with the MAGA plan.

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