WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand continued her series of statewide press conferences - including in Poughkeepsie and Rochester - to address the crushing impact of rising grocery and household goods prices on working families. The push follows a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index report showing headline inflation surged to 4.2% (https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/consumer-prices-up-4-2-percent-over-the-year-ended-may-2026.htm#:~:text=Consumer%20Price%20Index,the%20year%20ended%20April%202023.), the sharpest 12-month increase since April 2023.
"Donald Trump's policies are making basic necessities unaffordable for hardworking New York...