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Elizabeth Warren: “We live [in the] richest country in the world, right? Of the…”

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

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Congress passed a bill keeping private equity out of housing. Why hasn't Trump signed it?

Published | Video Starts at 15:45

Right. So you're asking the question, why can't we have nice things? Yeah, why can't we have nice things? So I want you to know, We live [in the] richest country in the world, right? Of the 37 industrial nations, the 37 richest nations in the world. We are number 35 on what we spend on childcare for our babies, zero to five. And I just want to be clear here. We spend money on infrastructure. We build roads and bridges, clean water, electricity. Why? Because we say we want business to flourish in America. (15:45–16:03)

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