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Josh Shapiro: “Things cost more because of federal policies, because of the…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro to Encourage Working Pennsylvanians to Take Advantage of New State Tax Credit

Published | Video Starts at 08:07

Look, I recognize whether it's going to the gas pump or whether it's our farmers trying to operate their farms or whether it's something you're just buying online for your kid. Things cost more because of federal policies, because of the tariffs, and because of this war of choice that we should have never gotten into. Things are going up in costs. And I understand how that adds a burden on Pennsylvanians. We're trying to do everything we can at the state level to mitigate the pain that's coming from those federal decisions. (08:07–08:17)

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Asserts that federal policies, tariffs, and a specific war have increased costs.

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