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Chuck Schumer: “Hot dogs [are up] 12%.”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 09:46

It's hard to enjoy a barbecue when rising costs are stretching your budget to the breaking point. Just look at costs of the menu compared to last year. A pound of beef up nearly 20%. Hot dogs [are up] 12%. Rack of ribs 8%. Buns up 20%. Ketchup up 14%. Watermelon, 17%. Lettuce 19%. Tomatoes up 22%. In the price of gasoline, it's up 42% compared to this time last year, thanks to Trump's disastrous war with Iran. (09:46–09:48)

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Asserts that the price of hot dogs has increased by 12%.

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