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Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’?

US Senator Bernie Sanders, chairman of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 24, 2024 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

In a November 10 appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, United States Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders dismissed a question from host Dana Bash about whether Democrats’ poor showing in the 2024 election came down to messaging over policy.

“It’s not messaging, Dana,” Sanders said. He said the economy has been weak for average Americans for decades.

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