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Tom Cole: “The world was a safer place and the average American was…”

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 05:33

They're not better. You know, four years ago, pre Covid, we had the best economy in the world. We had the respect of all the world. The world was a safer place and the average American was getting better off every year. And you know who is benefiting the most statistically? The people with the lowest income level. We had more of our minorities, more of our women, more of our historically poor people doing better. (05:33–05:40)

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Asserts that global safety and American prosperity were improving annually before Covid-19.

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