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Tim Scott: “What do you think drives the disparity? And what effects have your policies had on that specific demographic?”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
What do you think drives the disparity? And what effects have your policies had on that specific demographic?
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Scott questions Yellen about unemployment disparities among African Americans.

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