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Jon Husted: “The number one inflationary driver in the American economy…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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New Ohio Senator Jon Husted joined Hugh to talk his priorities as the newest member of the body

Published | Video Starts at 05:38

But I will tell you on the HELP committee, if we talk about inflation, we talk about eggs and gas and bread and milk and things like that. But The number one inflationary driver in the American economy in the 21st century has been health care. It's way outpaced any other sector of the economy, including higher education, in terms of inflationary costs, which is both what your employer pays for your healthcare, what comes out … (05:38–05:44)

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Asserts that healthcare is the top inflationary driver in the U.S. economy in the 21st century.

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