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On the recordSeptember 8, 2025
today, a CBS News poll came out. It showed 65 percent of Americans think that the President's policies are making us pay more for goods, such as groceries. I have learned in my career that results mean more than rhetoric. I invite my colleagues to join me in tracking what is actually happening in the country, not the words that are being said. I ask my colleagues to make a list this week when they shop and jot down the prices they pay. List the date. Specifically note the price of a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, a gallon of orange juice, a box of cereal, a dozen eggs, and a package of butter. Stop in any store. Note the price of a package of gym socks and a tube of toothpaste. When my colleagues gas up their cars, note the price of regular gasoline and their most recent electric bill. Date it today, this day in September. Keep the sheet handy. In January, I want my colleagues to do that list again. We won't need a cable news station, a podcast, or a talk show to tell us what is going on. We will see it for ourselves.
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George Latimer
New York

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Discussing the impact of the President's policies on consumer prices.

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