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Maria Cantwell: “Inflation does remain a consistent problem.”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

Sen. Cantwell Delivers Speech on the Senate Floor on Appropriations, Tariffs, and Health Care

Published January 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:45

I don't think they are feeling very liberated. This has been the centerpiece of the President's economic policies and it remains in my mind a broken promise on trying to lower cost. Inflation does remain a consistent problem. American businesses know it, American families know it, and they're being squeezed by it. So I am hopeful the Supreme Court will act soon and help Americans by lowering the … (08:45–08:49)

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Asserts that inflation is a persistent issue.

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