Democrats are always screaming about Republicans and “norms.” Yet, at every turn, they seem to be the party that not only wants to throw the “norms” of our government under the bus but also change the very definitions under which we operate in order to serve their own narratives — everything from the definition of a woman to the definition of recession.
Accuracy in Media’s Adam Guillette went up to members of Congress outside the Capitol in D.C. and asked them if they could explain, “What causes inflation?”
NEW: Congress cannot fix inflation and doesn’t even know what it is.
Ayanna Pressley, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell and Katie Swalwell were interviewed to find out if there is a reason why American costs are so high.
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— Accuracy In Media (@AccuracyInMedia) August 18, 2022
Here’s their longer version:
You would think that the members of Congress would want to answer this question since it’s the number one concern of the American people.
Democrats had to choose between not answering and running, or being funny when they attempted.
Representative Hakeem Jeffreys (D-NY), who is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, was the first to reply. Jeffries said there were “a lot of things” that cause inflation but they had to work on lowering costs. He was unable to identify one, but he said so when questioned. He came back and asked Guillette if he thought Americans wanted an “academic discussion” about inflation or if Americans would rather know they were “doing something” to lower costs. No, we’d like to know that you know what it is so you know how to approach it correctly since Democratic policies seem to be about doing everything to make it worse. However, he refused to identify it.
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) declared that Democrats are on it, that Democrats were going to do everything they could to get inflation “in the right place” and Biden was on it. But she wouldn’t explain what they were doing that would change inflation or what inflation was.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) couldn’t be bothered to even answer. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California (D) is used to sucking up for attention. However, this was a funny occasion.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) gave the simplest and most direct answer, “Too much government spending.”
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-AL gave the best answer.
“There are a number of different factors that cause inflation. Our deficit and our debt, which are devaluing the American dollar, and the rising cost to produce energy due to policies that attack energy production and pay people not work. Taxes and regulatory burdens also contribute to the increase in the production cost. Plus any number of other factors.”
Rep. Ayanna Presley (D-MA) answered most in line with the Biden narrative, claiming that inflation was due to “price gouging by corporations” and “conflicts abroad.” If that were true, you’d have inflation all the time. So no, the talking points are not the answer, though they’re funny to laugh at given how ignorant they are.
The responses can also be a problem. If you think it’s “price gouging,” then you’re going to continue to spend as Democrats are doing with the Manchin-Schumer bill that they falsely called the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Now that the Act has been passed and signed, it’s going to hurt all of us and make inflation worse, not to mention raise taxes on people in the middle of a recession. In November, Democrats must be held responsible for the damage they did to this country.