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On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
later this week, we are going to reach 1 year since President Trump was sworn into office as President of the United States. From what I have seen and from what I have heard, visiting with people at home, all around the State of Wyoming, his first year has been a huge success. People are telling me, telling their friends, and telling their neighbors that America is finally headed in the right direction again. People tell me that they feel optimistic--optimistic because of the policies that Republicans have put in place over this past year. The polling company Gallup says it is not just happening in Wyoming; it is happening all across the country. They had a report the other day that said Americans' confidence in our economy was positive in 2017, and they say that this was the first positive annual average since they started tracking these numbers back in 2008--the first time ever. As soon as Donald Trump was elected President, economic confidence began to soar. It has stayed positive every single month since election day of 2016. Gallup has said that this is the exact opposite of what they had seen for the previous 8 years. In another poll last week, Gallup said that people are also more optimistic about the job market. They found that Americans' confidence about finding a job--a quality job--was the highest it has been in the 17 years since they have been asking that question as well.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Jan 18, 2018

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