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Veronica Escobar: “The bond market is flashing a warning sign about slowing…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

Floor Speech on Republican Budget Plan

Published February 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:16

Housing costs are up. Groceries are up. Inflation is up. Donald Trump is threatening more tariffs, which means our costs will continue to go up. It's no wonder that The bond market is flashing a warning sign about slowing economic growth under Donald Trump. And my Republican colleagues, instead of working with us to lower costs, what are they doing? They are working to give billionaires massive tax breaks. (00:16–00:24)

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Asserts that the bond market indicates slowing economic growth under Donald Trump.

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