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Brian Schatz: “Coffee [prices have increased] 15%.”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz: Donald Trump's Economy Is Costing You More Money

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

Unemployment is at its highest level in four years. Inflation is rising. Home building is stagnant. The manufacturing sector is shrinking. And to top it all off, Trump is raising the price of everything. … Coffee [prices have increased] 15%. … game consoles. Costs. More and more price hikes are on the way this fall and holiday season as businesses exhaust their inventories and give up on eating billions of dollars of added cost. (00:26–00:29)

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