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David McCormick: “Gas is up by 50%... Groceries are up 22% and rent's up 23%.”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Price of Poor Leadership Press Conference — Frackville

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

And the results of this are pretty clear. You can't deny the results. Overall, inflation is up 20% since Biden and Harris and Casey came into office. Gas is up by 50%... Groceries are up 22% and rent's up 23%. So this is killing working families because wages haven't kept up with prices. It's pretty simple. So people are getting squeezed. But it's not just reckless spending. (01:27–01:36)

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