WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, standing alongside Upstate New York leaders and advocates in Buffalo and Troy, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand continued her statewide tour addressing 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 showingheadline inflation surged to 4.2%, the sharpest 12-month increase since April 2023.
In Buffalo, Senator Gillibrand visited FeedMore WNY, an organization that provides food and skills training to Western New Yorkers in need. In Troy, Senator Gillibrand stood at Bargain Grocery, which offers fresh food at discounted prices, expanding...