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Tom Barrett: “Americans lost probably 25% of their purchasing power in the…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 02:45

We have to do a fair but steady job of removing people that are in the country illegally without permission to be in the country to begin with. We have to bring down the cost of living. Americans lost probably 25% of their purchasing power in the cumulative effect of the Biden administration inflationary frustration. that all of us felt. And we've got to work hard to bring that back. We've got to bring down the cost of health care. (02:45–02:55)

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Asserts that Americans lost 25% of purchasing power due to inflation under the Biden administration.

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