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Tony Wied: “We saw 40 year record highs in inflation [during the Biden…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Rep. Tony Wied on President Trump's State of the Union Address

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

With midterms looming, do you think there's better messaging that needs to be done by the party? Well, it takes time. I think it was a total disaster during the Biden administration. We saw 40 year record highs in inflation [during the Biden administration]. Inflation is a tax that hurts the poor and the middle class more than anybody. And here we now have inflation that is drastically reduced in the 2% range. (02:46–02:49)

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