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On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
Earlier you noted that there was a 1-percent drop in the unemployment rate of African Americans, which, of course, is a positive sign.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott highlights a positive trend in African American unemployment rates.

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