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Chris Murphy: “Airfare prices up by 25%.”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Murphy on Iran War: Everything is More Expensive Because of Trump

Published | Video Starts at 04:53

It is now 3.5%. That's an extraordinary increase, largely driven by fuel costs. But the costs of everything else are coming. Cost increases for everything else are coming very soon as well. Airfare prices up by 25%. So if you're online right now looking to book a ticket for your family's vacation, if you're planning far ahead and booking tickets for Thanksgiving or Christmas, you're paying 25% more than you would have paid before the war. (04:53–04:57)

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