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Elissa Slotkin: “In the United States of America, we have a shrinking middle…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin Speaks out on Senate Floor Against Republican Proposal to Fund ICE

Published | Video Starts at 06:46

And he can pretend and say what he wants about how costs have actually come down. And it's quote, no big deal that gas prices are up. But we know that In the United States of America, we have a shrinking middle class. That is an objective fact. That's not a political statement. It's gotten harder to stay in and be in the middle class. It's gotten harder to save every month. (06:46–06:50)

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Asserts that the middle class in the U.S. is shrinking.

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