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During an interview with CBS News on Monday, Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) responded to criticisms of 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ “price gouging” proposal by stating that when Democrats are in the White House, “costs go down.” Host Lindsey

Consumer prices have soared 20.2 percent since Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden took office 42 months ago.

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) argued that “People focused on the rising price of food,” but President Joe Biden “couldn’t do anything about” grocery prices. Clyburn said, “People focused on the rising price of

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) stated that people still have concerns about prices, but President Joe Biden is asking Congress to do things like rent control and has a plan to lower prices

Drivers are apparently choosing to drive gas powered vehicles over electric ones amid President Joe Biden’s (D) push for Americans to go green on the road.

On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stated that “prices are still up. So, there’s kind of a general malaise that gets attached to the president.” But egg prices are up “because of bird flu,

During an interview with ABC News on Thursday, White House Senior Adviser Gene Sperling stated that “people have been through a tough few years” but the PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures) price index reading is “very close to normal” and “prices

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stated that people want more financial security and Republicans are “rooting for failure, they will never say something’s working.” But President Joe Biden has a more positive vision

On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein responded to buying power being less under President Joe Biden by stating that “prices are still too high” and while real wages have grown

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Biden 2024 Campaign Co-Chair Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that “your average American isn’t feeling” highs in the stock market, price caps on insulin, and reductions in inflation and is “still paying too

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” NPR host Roben Farzad stated that people are upset with the state of the economy because prices are far higher than they were before even with the rate of inflation declining and “the prices are sticky

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that “we have to acknowledge that rents are high, interest rates are high, food and gas prices are high,” but wages have increased and President

While discussing his 2024 Senate re-election campaign and the 2024 Senate re-election campaign of Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) during a joint interview that took place on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) argued that people

During an interview with Bloomberg TV on Friday, White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey stated that higher prices are “a challenge” “and it’s taken a while for things to get to a more steady state” after the

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein stated that the White House doesn’t want to see “a broad deflation,” but “in areas where prices went up really a great

During CNN’s coverage of Wednesday’s Republican presidential primary debate, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser David Axelrod said that the reason why people have such negative views of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy is because “food prices,

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” acting Labor Secretary Julie Su responded to the generally negative perception of the economy by stating that the price reduction provisions of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda are popular. After playing video of

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) reacted to President Joe Biden receiving poor marks in polls for his handling of the economy by stating that President Biden has had some accomplishments, and made some progress

During an interview with the “Pod Save America” podcast that took place on Monday and was released on Tuesday, White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey responded to President Joe Biden acknowledging that the Inflation Reduction Act “has

On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein acknowledged that the declines in the inflation rate just mean “prices are rising more slowly.” And “People want to see some deflation” where prices

The price of diapers has skyrocketed since the pandemic, causing financial strain for parents and low-income families.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responded to an analysis by Moody’s on how much American households are spending due to inflation and a question on whether prices will drop by stating that “I don’t want

While speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo discussed the July CPI report where headline inflation and core inflation grew by 0.2% in the month, the same rate as the month before and the annual rate increased

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” CNN Business Editor-at-Large and CNN International Business Correspondent Richard Quest noted that the decrease in the rate of inflation doesn’t mean prices are falling, and “Prices are still going up. They’re just not

During an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su claimed that “prices are lower than they were a year ago, and significantly so.” And that gas prices “continue to come down.” Host Joe Mathieu asked, “Well, so

On Wednesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” host Chuck Todd and NBC News Business and Data Reporter Brian Cheung discussed the latest inflation report and noted that prices aren’t falling, they’re just “going up by a slower rate,” and are

Kohl’s is apparently slashing prices on its Pride items weeks after facing calls for an online boycott.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” NPR White House Correspondent Franco Ordoñez stated that the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers are “a wrench” in President Joe Biden’s plan to “turn this liability of the economy into a positive.” And

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Business Editor at Large and host Richard Quest stated that inflation will “continue to rise for the foreseeable future. It might slow down a bit, but prices are going to continue to

Seventy-nine percent of adults believe the American economy is in bad condition, and Democrats are contributing to that view.

A majority of Americans surveyed think the best indicator of an economic recession is inflation, according to a recent The Economist/YouGov poll.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi stated that price gouging is not “a significant factor here in the high inflation that we’re observing,” and “I don’t think the reason why consumer price inflation

The cost for diesel fuel — used by farmers and truckers to supply Americans with products they need — is up 75 percent from last year. 

Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight posted a video Saturday on “freedom,” accusing President Joe Biden of having “lowered our nation’s standards and heightened our prices for his benefit,” while calling to “build up our country” and asserting Americans would “stand our ground for our truths” in the face of the nation’s temporary decline.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said that if we continue to act now, we’ll see “moderation in the price increases through the second half of next year.” Deese said, “I

Get ready for the most expensive Thanksgiving ever.