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Brian Schatz: “There is lots of wealth sloshing around in the public sector…”

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

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Schatz: Trump Has Enough Money For Argentina, A New Golden Toilet, But Nothing For Hungry Families

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

And that is the story of the Trump presidency. If you are wealthy or you know somebody who knows somebody in the Trump administration, you are doing great. There is lots of wealth sloshing around in the public sector and in the private sector. It's not a scarcity of money. It is a decision that they have made to withhold what people need in order to generate political leverage against their adversaries. Question. (01:56–02:03)

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Asserts that there is abundant wealth in both the public and private sectors.

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