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Ruben Gallego: “Wages are stagnant, prices are high, food is through the…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 04:53

… owners, the first time they take out that loan is usually a home equity loan to start that business. There's no home equity loan if you got no home. Right. Wages are stagnant, prices are high, food is through the roof. I was actually the reason, I actually was right next door, I was talking about trying to break up the meatpacking industry. (04:53–04:58)

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Asserts that wages are stagnant while prices and food costs are high.

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