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Veronica Escobar: “Housing costs are up. Groceries are up. Inflation is up.”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Floor Speech on Republican Budget Plan

Published | Video Starts at 00:04

To my fellow Americans, let's talk about what's really happening here today. Housing costs are up. Groceries are up. Inflation is up. Donald Trump is threatening more tariffs, which means our costs will continue to go up. It's no wonder that the bond market is flashing a warning sign about slowing economic growth under Donald Trump. (00:04–00:10)

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Asserts that housing costs, groceries, and inflation have increased.

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