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Tim Walz: “We were already before COVID in a manufacturing recession…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 33:32

What has Kamala Harris done for the middle class? Well, Kamala Harris's day one was Donald Trump's failure on Covid that led to the collapse of our economy. We were already before COVID in a manufacturing recession, but 10 million people out of work, largest percentage since the Great Depression, 9 million jobs closed on that. That was day one. Whether it was the infrastructure act or other things, we moved. Now, you made a question about experts, said this, I made a note of this. (33:32–33:42)

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Asserts that before COVID, there was a manufacturing recession with 10 million people out of work, the largest percentage since the Great Depression.

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