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Josh Hawley: “We want to get an economy where a working-class family can…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Senator Hawley's Interview at Semafor Architects of the New Economy | 12.10.25

Published | Video Starts at 19:28

I think that conservatives, for those of us who consider ourselves pro family conservatives. Yeah. I think we ought to make it our stated goal to say We want to get an economy where a working-class family can support their family on a working-class wage. Yeah. And that is not possible right now. And actually the best book on this was written by Elizabeth Warren, the two Income Trap. She was right about that and what the basic premise is. (19:28–19:37)

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