“I asked my staff to put together some inflation numbers – and they’re just breathtaking,” Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) said Wednesday, listing some of the items that consumers are being forced to pay a lot more for, due to President Joe Biden’s inflationary policies.
In a Senate floor speech, Sen. Kennedy noted how “unbelievable” price increases have hit Americans hard on everything from gasoline (up 50 percent) to children’s clothes (up 7.6 percent):
“Gasoline: up 50 percent,
“Rental cars: up 42.9 percent,
“You need a used car or truck – they’re up 26 percent,
“A turkey: 20.2 percent,
“Bacon: 20.2 percent
“Beef: 20.1 percent,
“Pork chops: 15.9 percent,
“Bedroom furniture: 12 percent higher than last year
“Eggs: 11.6 percent up,
“Televisions: up 10 percent
“Frozen fruits and vegetables: up seven and a half percent,
“Chicken: up 8.8 percent,
“Shoes: up eight percent,
“Baby food: up eight percent,
“Children’s clothes: up 7.6 percent.”
“And I could keep going – unbelievable,” Sen. Kennedy said.