Jim Clyburn: “I thought this would give us an opportunity to build an economy with…”

On the recordJune 21, 2021

I thought this would give us an opportunity to build an economy with the vision, with our vision. I was chastised for having said that.

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Clyburn reflects on the opportunity to reshape the economy during the CARES package debate.

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