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Hillary Scholten: “People [are] putting groceries on their credit cards because…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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April FL-25 Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 12:27

You Know, the American dream is just that right now it is just a dream for far too many. The affordability crisis is crippling it and it cannot become a reality for hardly anyone. We have, you know, People [are] putting groceries on their credit cards because they cannot afford their month to month. And the affordability caucus is the, what are we going to do about it? Right. Everybody knows that it's a problem. So I founded this lowering cost caucus to be an idea shop. (12:27–13:27)

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Asserts that people are using credit cards for groceries due to financial struggles.

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