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On the recordAugust 15, 2026
You have a President of the United States whose stated policy on tariffs, on energy, on Iran, on health care, on food, is to raise the price of everything.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Schatz critiques the President's economic policies.

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