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Tim Scott: “The truth of the matter is that we are in the third largest economic expansion since 1854.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2018
The truth of the matter is that we are in the third largest economic expansion since 1854.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott highlights the current economic expansion's significance.

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