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Tom Cole: “That had not happened in the United States in 40 years until…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Tom Cole Keynote Speech 2024 Fish Fry

Published | Video Starts at 05:55

We had more of our minorities, more of our women, more of our historically poor people doing better. Their incomes were rising faster than people at the top. That had not happened in the United States in 40 years until Donald Trump was president. of the United States. Then we got hit with a pretty rough patch. You know, Covid's a hard thing. (05:55–06:02)

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Asserts that income growth for low-income individuals outpacing higher-income individuals had not occurred in 40 years until Trump's presidency.

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