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Kristi Noem: “We broke the national record for the lowest unemployment…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Governor Kristi Noem's Speech on South Dakota's Success and Support for Donald Trump

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

Now, all of the things that conservatives have always talked about, we just did it. And it worked. Our economy took off. And since I've been governor, We broke the national record for the lowest unemployment rate in American history at 1.8%. In South Dakota, everybody works. We paid off state debts and bonds. We fixed dams and bridges. We built roads. We have a fully funded pension plan and a triple A credit rating. (02:36–02:45)

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Asserts that South Dakota achieved the lowest unemployment rate in U.S. history at 1.8%.

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