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Chuck Schumer: “Trump promised he'd cut people's electricity bills in half…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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And one of our focuses is energy costs. So tomorrow, Democrats will release a new report laying out Donald Trump's many broken promises on energy costs. Trump promised he'd cut people's electricity bills in half by the end of his first year in office. But electricity bills have risen at almost triple, triple the rate of inflation. And even as his war with Iran sands gas prices higher, Donald Trump is simultaneously undermining any … (08:59–09:04)

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Asserts that Trump promised to halve electricity bills by the end of his first year.

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