And I would like to thank The Speaker Emeritus, Mr. McCarthy for originally proposing an increase in the GPD rate back during the COVID 19 era. The original [grant per diem] rate was sufficient, but due to the inflationary pressures that have been exerted by bidenomics it is now unfortunately not. This has caused Bidenomics has caused a tremendous amount of hardships for Americans, particularly our homeless veterans. (01:54–02:08)
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Asserts that inflationary pressures from "bidenomics" have made the original grant per diem rate insufficient.
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