Tim Scott said "I think perhaps when we evaluate the labor participation rate and how it has gone from 65 percent to 62 ..." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015

I think perhaps when we evaluate the labor participation rate and how it has gone from 65 percent to 62 ...

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Republican · South Carolina

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Scott discusses the impact of declining labor participation on revenue and the economy.

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