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On the recordJuly 20, 2022
Across the country, American families are fighting harder every week to make ends meet as they deal with President Biden's raging inflation crisis. Food prices are up. Gas prices remain at unbearably high levels, and too many families are having to make the impossible decision of whether to put gas in the tank or food on the table. It is so tough to be a family in that position. I know all too well how this feels and the impacts these high prices have on families. I grew up in a poor family, with a mom who worked long hours at her job and also picked up odd jobs just so our family could get by. We never had any extra money, so when prices went up, we had to go without. Families all across the country are in that same spot. People who have never visited food banks are having to turn to them to feed their families. Folks are being forced to pawn their things just to afford gas. It is heartbreaking and makes me furious. Reports are showing it is happening across America--in Reno, NV; Macon, GA; Yakima, WA; and the cities in my home State of Florida, like Pensacola and Fort Myers. These people have to turn to their local pawn shops as they see their monthly bills grow higher and higher. When President Biden said that we are going through ``an incredible transition,'' is this what he meant-- Mom and Dad having to sell Bobby's PlayStation and Suzy's doll collection just so they can afford to take them to school?…
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Rick Scott
Republican · Florida
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Jul 20, 2022

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