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Brian Schatz: “Electricity bills continue to outpace inflation with no end…”

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

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Schatz Condemns Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom Funding Request As Americans Struggle With Rising Costs

Published | Video Starts at 03:55

People in Hawaii and all across the country are struggling just to get by. Grocery prices are rising at the fastest rate in years because Trump's war in Iran is driving up shipping and fertilizer costs. Electricity bills continue to outpace inflation with no end in sight, leaving one in three Americans struggling to pay their utility bills. More than 900 hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities are at risk or have already reduced services or shut down altogether because Republicans gutted health care last year. (03:55–04:03)

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Asserts that electricity bills are rising faster than inflation, affecting one in three Americans.

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