the current u.s. economy and offering big promises ahead. people are starting to see the impact of these achievements in their own lives. we are just getting started. in a meeting with ceos and union leaders touted legislative work capping certain hillary rodham clinton prices and hiring and moderating inflation. republicans say they are happy to talk about the economy persistently higher prices including energy and stock prices down significantly from earlier in the year. hard-working americans are still being hurt every day by the reckless radical party line spending that democrats rammed through during this congress. the federal reserve has steadily raised interest rates to try to slow inflation. rates are now at their highest in 15 years. more hikes are likely on the way. gas buddy says americans can expect the highest thanksgiving gas prices ever next week. they will also face double dignity percent increases in food prices compared to last thanksgiving. restoring price
purple states. new republican congressmen and women have been hired by their neighbors, even in deep blue states like new york and california. even further evidence that when the american people get an unmuddled look at the common sense conservative vision on the issues, they like what they see. so i look forward to working with our house republican colleagues, new and returning, in the years to come. now on a related matter the capitol may be preparing for the next congress but hard working americans are still being hurt every day by the reckless party line spending that democrats rammed through during this congress. since president biden took office, and his all democratic government fired up the printing presses our nation has been hit with 13.9% inflation. in the state of georgia, inflation is even worse. it is closer to 15% since
important. we actually raised on a bipartisan basis the debt ceiling in the last congress because on a bipartisan basis we agreed on what to spend the money on. this time democrats want to increase the debt ceiling on the for the reconciliation bill which they re passing on a party line basis, which is going to fuel inflation if you speak to democratic economists like larry summers. so, wait a second. we re supposed to aid and abet party line spending which even democratic economists say will fuel further inflation. no, that s not right. if you want to come back and meet where we can actually find common ground, where we can address needs as opposed to a democratic wish list, then we ll help. not when you re just trying to tank the economy by fueling inflation to get your wish list. senator, this debt ceiling has nothing to do with the reconciliation. this isn t about spending going forward. this is about spending that s already happened. i understand the messaging you want to make
votes within their own party to pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, they re also now facing a battle with republicans over the debt ceiling. gop lawmakers are united in opposition to raising the federal debt ceiling as the u.s. is on track to default as soon as next month. wait a second. we re supposed to aid and abet party line spending which even democratic economists say will fuel further inflation. and no, that s not right. the credit of the united states of america should not be compromised on the altar of politics and i would hope that our republican friends would get beyond politics and do what s necessary to keep this country moving forward. new reaction today from the biden administration after an fda advisory committee voted against recommending a third dose of pfizer s vaccine for most fully vaccinated adults. dr. anthony fauci says the administration did not get ahead of the science and suggests