Mr. Wiggins, the nominee for Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development at treasury, and who will be saddled with Trump's disastrous international economic policies, including chaotic tariffs that The Joint Economic Council indicates [Trump's tariffs] have already cost American families more than $1,700 per family. and the war that has sent gasoline and diesel prices soaring. And Mr. Jones, who would be assistant secretary for housing and FHA commissioner at HUD, will have a tough job addressing the surging mortgage rates and unaffordable home prices caused by Trump's failures. (10:04–10:15)
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Asserts that Trump's tariffs have cost American families over $1,700 each, according to the Joint Economic Council.
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