Karoline Leavitt: “This president wants to ensure that the BLS again is putting…”

“Ms. I think he floated the idea of possibly suspending until they can get the data and the methodology in order. And This president wants to ensure that the BLS again is putting out accurate and honest data that the American people can trust. Since you brought up the new commissioner, he holds a master's and doctor's degree in economics from Northern Illinois University. He's the chief economist in the Heritage Foundation's center for the Federal Budget.” (37:43–37:51)

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