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Donald Trump: “Real wages for construction workers are up $2,200 a year.”

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Published | Video Starts at 30:21

It's the biggest. There's never been a period of time like this. Wages for hourly workers are rising at the fastest pace in 60 years. And Real wages for construction workers are up $2,200 a year. And that's good. And that's spending. They're going to spend. They're going to buy many of the things that you're making. In nine months, we've lifted over 600,000Americans off food stamps. (30:21–30:26)

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Asserts that real wages for construction workers have increased by $2,200 a year.

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