Jill Tokuda: “Electricity costs are expected to surge even higher.”

“… ballroom in the White House, working families back home are being forced to make impossible choices. Gas prices in Hawaii are now averaging $5.65 a gallon. Food prices keep climbing. Electricity costs are expected to surge even higher. Families are deciding whether they can afford groceries, medicine, rent, or the drive to work. This is the cost of indifference.” (00:43–00:47)

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