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Dick Durbin: “In February, the economy lost 92,000 jobs.”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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As Prices Rise, Durbin Condemns Trump Administration Policies That Hurt American Families

Published | Video Starts at 02:28

On President Trump's watch, prices are up and Americans are feeling the pain of his misguided policies. More than half of all Americans say President Trump has made the economy worse. In his second term. In February, the economy lost 92,000 jobs. And Americans are losing faith that the President cares enough to change that. Through chaotic tariffs, mass firings of federal employees, cuts to federal energy grants, the President has left the economy in a weaker state than when he first came to office. (02:28–02:32)

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Asserts that 92,000 jobs were lost in the U.S. economy in February.

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