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Beth Van Duyne: “The previous administration often pointed to job growth as…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

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Rep. Van Duyne questions Secretary Bessent at Ways and Means - June 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

So we had a fiscal contraction and still grew. And representative, everything that we all the jobs we're creating, they're in the private sector and they're for Americans. I appreciate you saying that because The previous administration often pointed to job growth as evidence of economic success, but much of that growth came from government hiring. So can you explain the difference between the in an economy that is driven by government job creation versus that in the private sector? (01:55–02:03)

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Asserts that the previous administration's job growth was largely due to government hiring.

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