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Tammy Baldwin: “It's already estimated that the average family in America…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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US Sen. Baldwin on Iran war, Businesses profiting from AI, Madison Death Studio

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

One might argue it maybe even be more hardline. And the Strait of Hormuz is still, for all purposes, closed. We've accomplished nothing except for higher prices for Americans. It's already estimated that the average family in America has spent $750 just in the past 100 days to meet the rising costs of Trump's wars. Think in terms of filling your gas tank and the higher cost of grocer and all the things that we're seeing. The inflation numbers this week are staggering. (01:09–01:24)

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Asserts that American families have spent $750 on average due to increased costs from the conflict.

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