Rep. Maloney: We Are Making Real Progress on Inflation, But GOP Has No Plan to Lower Costs
Voters will have clear choice come November, NY Democrat says
When it comes to fighting inflation and who to vote for in the coming midterm elections, voters have a clear choice, according to the congressman overseeing the Democrats' efforts in those crucial elections coming in November.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) was asked, on the NBC News Sunday program Meet The Press, to respond to the new spate of negative advertising launched by Republicans and their allies against Democrats, since President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Inflation Reduction Act contains a variety of provisions, including those designed to reduce costs for American consumers on healthcare and energy.
In an interview on Meet The Press, Maloney reviewed the Democratic record on bringing down inflation.
“Well, let's look at where we are. Gas prices are more than a dollar lower than they were just about 60 days ago and they're still going down. That's good. So, the inflation that goes along with that is coming down as well. It's not where we want it to be, but we're making real progress. The other side, of course, has no plan to lower cost. They only have a ploy to win power for themselves,” he said. “So we're working the problem, they're working on their own power. And on the other issues you mentioned, my goodness, every Republican voted against lower prescription drug costs and a cap on seniors' out-of-pocket costs of $2,000 a year. That's the kind of real progress that under President Biden's leadership and under Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi's leadership we're getting done.
“Now, we've got to go tell people what we're doing, but the other side, again, is interested only in their own power and has taken away 50 years of reproductive freedom, wants to whitewash the attack on our democracy, will do nothing — this MAGA crowd will do nothing while kids are getting gunned down in their classrooms. We've got a plan for your future. They've got a plan to win power. And that's the choice,” Maloney said, referring to both the recent decision by the right-wing bloc on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade and upend nearly a half century of national abortion rights, as well as Republican devotion to unfettered gun access.
Democrats will have to defend their narrow majorities in both houses of Congress in November.
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