Vern Buchanan: “Inflation has hit 3.8%.”

“Gasoline, 51%. Airfares have spiked by 20%. And everywhere that we turn, there's a price hike because of the economic policies that the president has embraced. Inflation has hit 3.8%. We've watched how now perhaps we're going to change the independence of the Federal Reserve Board for the purpose of complying with some political suggestions.” (02:54–02:58)

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