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On the recordJune 12, 2023
for all the talk that our friends on the other side, in the majority, about you know, the problem of inflation, which is real, for the American people over the last five and a half months, in the majority they have actually contributed absolutely nothing in terms of real policy that could make a difference.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney criticizes the majority for not addressing inflation effectively.

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