WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for prioritizing policies-like tariffs, cuts to Medicaid, and a war of choice in Iran-over helping struggling American families make ends meet. Under President Trump, inflation has hit a three-year high, and Americans are feeling those price hikes at the grocery store and the gas pump.
"Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported what Americans already know: inflation is at a three-year high, marking the second straight month inflation outpaced wage growth. Rising energy costs are crushing American families, and their dollar simply...