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Jim Clyburn: “There's one Wall Street and there are thousands of Main Streets that are not doing well.”

On the recordAugust 31, 2020
There's one Wall Street and there are thousands of Main Streets that are not doing well.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn contrasts Wall Street's success with the struggles of everyday Americans.

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