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David Schweikert: “2018, 19, even 20, we had the biggest movement of closing…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 01:31

Could you imagine having gone into the pandemic if we hadn't done the tax reform in December 2017? But also I've tried in previous presentations to come here and talk about the morality of 2018, 19, even 20, we had the biggest movement of closing income inequality in America. It was actually some of the fastest in modern history of wages going up without inflation. (01:31–01:41)

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Asserts that there was significant progress in closing income inequality in the U.S. during 2018-2020.

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