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Scott Perry: “Our citizens can't afford their groceries, they can't afford…”

Featuring: Scott Perry, Republican | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 10

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Published | Video Starts at 24:39

And yet. We'll have colleagues, starting today, starting just moments ago, on both sides of the aisle that will tell you we can't afford this government. It's spending too much. Right? Our citizens can't afford their groceries, they can't afford housing. They can't afford their credit card bills. How did it happen? It happened in here a couple hours ago. It happened right here when all but 83 Republicans voted for it. I think 132 Republicans voted for it. (24:39–24:46)

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Asserts that citizens are struggling with the cost of living, including groceries, housing, and credit card bills.

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