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Pat McHenry: “The massive injection of Federal spending that occurred over the past year... caused consumer prices to rise more…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2022
The massive injection of Federal spending that occurred over the past year... caused consumer prices to rise more rapidly than the economy's productive capacity.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

McHenry attributes inflation to excessive federal spending during economic recovery.

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