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Andy Barr: “I don't know how the government says the inflation rate is 8.6 percent, because for those of us in the real economy, it…”

On the recordJune 22, 2022
I don't know how the government says the inflation rate is 8.6 percent, because for those of us in the real economy, it feels more like twice or three times that rate.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Barr highlights the discrepancy between official inflation rates and the experiences of constituents.

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