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Veronica Escobar: “The stock market is tanking.”

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

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March 4th

Published | Video Starts at 07:41

… new computer, a new phone, if you were looking at buying a car, all of that will be further out of reach for all of us because of these tariffs. The stock market is tanking. So a lot of people saw gains that they had enjoyed for their retirement. And in the stock market, I don't own stocks, but a lot of people in America do. (07:41–07:45)

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Asserts that the stock market is experiencing a significant decline.

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