Senator Tim Scott on civil unrest and the hurting economy
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Host Ben White talks to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) about President Trump's handling of national protests surrounding George Floyd's death and what might be in the Senate's next coronavirus response package. Ben White is the chief economic correspondent for POLITICO. Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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