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Pete Buttigieg: “Mortgage rates are up because of this war.”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 01:44

And the president has basically assured us that there will be more where that came from. And while they're paying the ultimate price, every American is paying some price right now. Mortgage rates are up because of this war. Food is going to be more expensive because of this war. And of course, the price of gas that we're paying at the pump is more expensive because of the war. (01:44–01:47)

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Asserts that mortgage rates have increased due to the ongoing war.

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