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Michael Bennet: “Families are forced to pay more for everything.”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Groceries are more expensive. Gas is more expensive. Everything is harder. And you have to travel long distances to get places. And now everyone in America is spending more. Families are forced to pay more for everything. They're paying more on gas, bags of groceries like are a month's rent now or more. People are having to make choices between buying their kids school, buying their kids clothes for school, and buying groceries. (21:52–21:55)

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Asserts that families are experiencing increased costs for various goods and services.

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