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Ayanna Pressley: “This bill will force the Federal Reserve to ignore the…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Presses to Amend Deceitful GOP Bill that Ignores Unemployment Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

A sad day for our economy where Republicans in Congress are against people having jobs again. The best way to support working families is to ensure that they keep working. This bill will force the Federal Reserve to ignore the unemployment rate which has risen under Trump. The mass firings of government workers and the tariffs stopping businesses from hiring and the Iran war raising costs have created this economic slowdown. Since taking office, unemployment has increased. (02:26–02:33)

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Asserts that the bill forces the Federal Reserve to disregard the rising unemployment rate.

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