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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today discussed how record inflation, including soaring costs for gas, meat, eggs, milk, and other groceries is hurting Nebraska families. Consumer prices are up 7.3% in the Midwest economic region that encompasses Nebraska, which is a full percentage point higher than the national average.

Sen. Fischer also discussed how amidst rising inflation and crippling supply chain issues, the Biden administration has yet to put forward serious solutions that “help everyday Americans in trying to meet the needs of their families.”

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A partial transcript of Sen. Fischer’s remarks is copied below.

All of us are back in our home states just about every single weekend, and we hear it from the people of our state. When I meet with Nebraskans, I always say, “What’s on your mind? What’s on your mind?”

Well, we all know what’s on their minds. It’s the cost of gas -- that’s the highest it’s been in seven years. It’s the cost of everything in the grocery store, which is going up, and I could read through all these increases in prices for you, but you know them well. The people of this country know the increases we’re seeing. You know to get a dozen eggs it has gone up about 30%. Ground beef is up 17.7%, a gallon of milk is up 8.4%.

Every day people who are working to provide for their families feel these tax increases that they’re suffering under. We can call it inflation, but it's crippling families, it is devastating people on fixed incomes. We look at the record inflation that is hitting this entire country especially in the Midwest, where we're seeing consumer prices up 7.3%, which is about a percentage point higher than other places in this country. Yes, people know, I know, what is on Nebraskans’ minds. It’s the costs that they’re trying to juggle in making adjustments to their family’s budgets. 

We see that these basic goods are going to continue to skyrocket. The United States is facing record inflation, we have supply chain issues, and yet we hear from the administration's press secretary one of her cute comments about the “tragedy of the treadmill that’s delayed.”

We need to be serious about what this country is facing. We need to be serious about a supply chain that is backlogged and broken and we need to look for solutions. President Biden had an opportunity to help with some ag issues this week when he had a summit meeting with President Xi of China. He could have talked about trade. He could have talked about trade and the importance of a trade partnership between the United States and China. He could have addressed supply chain issues in a responsible manner, looking for solutions and he could have addressed the issues the ag industry is facing. All of that would help everyday Americans in trying to meet the needs of their families. 

He failed again. 

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