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Tim Kaine: “Food's more expensive. Toys are more expensive. Building…”

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

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Why Holiday Shopping is $$$ This Year

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

And holidays include shopping for loved ones. The American public is going to see their shopping bills this Christmas dramatically higher than last year. Food's more expensive. Toys are more expensive. Building materials are more expensive. Energy costs are higher. Health care costs are higher. All because of Donald Trump's horrible, horrible economic policies. From tariffs that are essentially the imposition of a national sales tax on American families and small businesses to a chaotic … (00:13–00:22)

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Asserts that the costs of food, toys, building materials, energy, and health care have increased.

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