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Scott Fitzgerald: “With the low unemployment and a couple of other factors like…”

Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

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ewsmakers Sen. Scott Fitzgerald at the WI GOP 2018 Convention

Published | Video Starts at 09:28

Are you worried about the surplus going into the next spending cycle, sir? No, I think we're in good shape. I mean, I do. I think that, you know, with the, With the low unemployment and a couple of other factors like light manufacturing coming back, which I think is kind of a story that's been unreported. You know, in 08, we lost so many manufacturing jobs and specifically some ripple effect to, you know, trucking and transportation services related to manufacturing. (09:28–09:39)

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Asserts that low unemployment and the return of light manufacturing are contributing to economic growth.

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