On the recordApril 26, 2022
from the second that they wake up in the morning to the moment they put their heads on the pillow at night, the American people are burning through cash. And, as I have spent the last 2 weeks talking with Tennesseans, talking with people in the real world, this is a sentiment that they continue to talk about. Now, they know inflation is real. It wasn't temporary. It wasn't something that was just a problem for the rich. It is a problem that hits every single individual, and the spin that is coming out of the White House really is not resonating with hard-working taxpayers anymore. When I am out and about in Tennessee, people are talking about inflation, the border, and the sense of despair that they see taking over their communities. And they cannot get over the lengths to which this White House and this administration have gone to try to convince them that everything is OK, you don't have anything to worry about, and things are better than they have ever been. They can't believe it. They can't believe that this administration is living in the land of denial, because they know that this message doesn't add up with the reality of their lives, and they have spent 16 months digging themselves out from under massive gas and grocery bills. Every time they fill up the tank or they fill up the grocery cart, they know that it is probably more than 8 percent inflation. Every time they go to the hardware store, they see it.…





