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Elizabeth Warren: “Right now, families are falling behind.”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Sen. Warren Grills Nominee on Inflation Numbers

Published | Video Starts at 04:58

It's 3.4%. So let's put this one together. Is 4.2 higher than 3.4? I will repeat what I said, which is real wage growth in this administration is positive. It is. Right now, families are falling behind. And I gotta say, I can keep this one up fact after fact. But you have now made clear what your position is, and that is you can't even do the basic facts. (04:58–05:02)

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Asserts that families are currently experiencing a decline in purchasing power due to inflation outpacing wage growth.

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