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Tim Kaine: “Energy inflation is higher now than the general inflation…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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'Nothing But A Giveaway To The Oil And Gas Interests': Tim Kaine Shreds Trump's 'Energy Emergency'

Published | Video Starts at 10:12

Newsweek Electricity prices are soaring under Donald Trump. Inflation is too high because of tariffs and other chaotic economic moves on food, on building supplies, on health care, on pharmaceuticals. But the energy, the Energy inflation is higher now than the general inflation rate because of Donald Trump's policies. Here's a chart that is one that got some selfish attention for me. How much Trump's big beautiful bill could raise electricity costs over the next 10 years by state monthly bills in Virginia, $250 a month. (10:12–10:19)

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Asserts that energy inflation exceeds general inflation due to Trump's policies.

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