With voters raising concerns over soaring prices, Democrats point to Biden’s social spending agenda as the way out
The widely watched University of Michigan consumer sentiment index tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in 10 years, driven in part by inflation concerns. | Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTight congressional races across the nation are quickly turning into battlegrounds over a key economic question: whether President Joe Biden’s spending agenda is the chief culprit for inflation concerns gripping the country.
As Democrats work to get their climate and social spending package through Congress, the Republican counter-programming has been fierce. “The Democrats are in control of the White House. They're in control of the House,” De La Cruz said, and voters “see it as their fault that the cost of gas and the cost of groceries is increasing and putting an undue burden on Americans."
“People really, they voted for Biden for moderate governance and corporate governance,” said Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux . “And we need to deliver on that.”
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