Okay. And that would have fixed our problem. We'll talk about it here in a second. Minus the Inflation Prevention act, which actually would have helped to prevent inflation. The one that got signed into law that I voted against was the inflation Reduction act, which the president at the time actually continued. It was never meant to actually combat inflation. Those are his words. You can go find them. So spending more does not mitigate inflation. You have to cut costs and do growth measures now that cutting does not come at the expense of Social Security, Medicare or VA benefits. (22:39–22:48)
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Asserts that the Inflation Reduction Act was not intended to combat inflation, according to the president.
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