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Maria Cantwell: “An inflation rate of 4.2% is too high for American households to endure. Rising energy prices because of the war with…”

On the recordJune 11, 2026
An inflation rate of 4.2% is too high for American households to endure. Rising energy prices because of the war with Iran is the biggest reason the cost of living is going up and this Administration has no plan to deal with it.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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