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Jim Himes: “It is really shameful, it is painful, and it is sinful to hear people use the term, 'inflation,' to indicate that people…”

On the recordJune 22, 2022
It is really shameful, it is painful, and it is sinful to hear people use the term, 'inflation,' to indicate that people who were unemployed shouldn't have received help.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Criticizing the use of inflation to undermine assistance for the unemployed.

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