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Peter Welch: “Inflation is down now, but the prices are still up.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on "The Takeout"

Published | Video Starts at 07:34

… was two and a half dollar eggs, when the cost of borrowing makes it really tough to afford a car, you know, that's real and that hasn't gone away. So Inflation is down now, but the prices are still up. And I think that was a, that was a real challenge for an economy. And when the White House described inflation when it was rising as transitory, some people found that either indifferent or elitist. (07:34–07:39)

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Asserts that inflation rates have decreased, but consumer prices remain high.

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