Kamala Harris Talks Americans’ Response to Prices Going Up
Vice President Kamala Harris is telling people they must “acknowledge that prices are going up.” During an interview with WPVI-TV of Philadelphia, a reporter noted a lot of people “go to the store and don’t feel like…
Vice President Kamala Harris is telling people they must “acknowledge that prices are going up.”
During an interview with WPVI-TV of Philadelphia, a reporter noted a lot of people “go to the store and don’t feel like their wages are going as far as they want them to.”
The reporter went on to point out people then “get mad at the gas station.”
When asked what she has to say to people placing the blame on the administration, Harris replied, “I acknowledge one must acknowledge that prices are going up.”
She added, “And that people are working hard and, in many cases, are worried about whether they can get through the end of the month and make it all work.”
Watch her comments below:
While delivering remarks from Iowa Tuesday, President Joe Biden attributed the spike in prices to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine.
“Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should on hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away,” Biden said.
According to ABC News, a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found inflation is at its highest point in more than four decades.