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Ruben Gallego: “We were all lying to ourselves [that] the economy's getting…”

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

My Family Was More Likely To Be On "Judge Judy" Than On This Show - Sen. Ruben Gallego

Published October 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:16

They couldn't, you know, they couldn't fully go to the grocery store. I saw people that weren't filling up their gas tanks. And then We were all lying to ourselves [that] the economy's getting better. And I just. I realized that I had my. I couldn't lie to them because I was that person at one point in my life. (01:16–01:19)

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Asserts that there was a false perception of economic improvement.

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