But they didn't have the appetite to enact the most basic reforms. And so here we are. But that's not the most important part. The most important part is this. People are paying more for gas, for utilities, for food, for lumber, for housing, for health care, for every single aspect of their lives. And you would think, even if I'm not accusing anybody of anything, but even if you didn't care about the actual material condition of your constituents, you would care that they were mad at you, that everything was up. (05:58–06:09)
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