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J. D. Vance: “The truck driver who's delivering [building materials] is…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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JD Vance campaigning in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 22:26

Is that okay? Think about it. If you're building a house, one of your main expenses is the lumber, the building materials that get delivered to the job site. And if The truck driver who's delivering [building materials] is paying 50% more for diesel. then all of us are paying more for housing. If you're buying groceries, the truck driver who gets those groceries to the grocery store is paying 45% more for gasoline, then we're all paying more for groceries. (22:26–22:31)

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Asserts that diesel costs for truck drivers have increased by 50%.

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