I think just to make this very, very clear, we are both opposing a politically motivated adjustment to CPI, or a political adjustment, and we are both supporting a mathematical computation that is accurate and that accurately reflects inflation in our Nation today. I think virtually all of the American people would support that. That is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics is supposed to be doing.
Discussing opposition to politically motivated adjustments to the Consumer Price Index.
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