The trust that the world has in the American economy is one of the main reasons why we are the world's leading economy. We cannot retreat one bit. And The firing of the statistician in charge of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a huge step in the wrong direction. in terms of confidence in the information that the American people are receiving. I want to quickly play you something that you may have seen. (03:34–03:43)
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Asserts that firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics head undermines confidence in U.S. economic data.
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