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Brian Schatz: “The United States is set to shrink for the first time in our…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz: Donald Trump's Economy Is Costing You More Money

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

And I think he thinks that the less there is of stuff, the more people have to go and petition the king for mercy. This is a deliberate economic program predicated on shortages across American society. And in turn, The United States is set to shrink for the first time in our history. Think about that. The United States, the greatest nation that the world has ever known, the indispensable nation, the leader of the free world, the leader of the world, is shrinking. (03:06–03:11)

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