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Elissa Slotkin: “Inflation is going up. The price of meat, of beef in…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 05:59

So the price of plastics is definitely going up right ahead of things like barbecue season. The price shocks that are going on because of the war in Iran are compounding things that are already more expensive. Inflation is going up. The price of meat, of beef in particular is going to be very, very high. Tariffs on a bunch of our products are already driving prices higher. So the war in Iran is making things spike on top of already rising prices. Okay. (05:59–06:06)

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Asserts that inflation is rising and beef prices are expected to be very high.

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