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By: Chuck Schumer

Date: Jan. 24, 2019

Issues: Finance and Banking Government Operations

"Wilbur Ross is
@realDonaldTrump
's Secretary of Commerce.

Wilbur Ross is a billionaire.

And this is billionaire Wilbur Ross saying he doesn't understand why federal workers not getting paid during the #TrumpShutdown don't just take out loans *to feed their families*.

Unreal."

@SenSchumer

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Tweet - "Wilbur Ross is @realDonaldTrump 's Secretary of Commerce. Wilbur Ross is a billionaire. And this is billionaire Wilbur Ross saying he doesn't understand why federal workers not getting paid during the #TrumpShutdown don't just take out loans to feed their families. Unreal."