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that now. senator, they are really pushing this $3.5 trillion. but let it go. what do you think? oh, my word. these numbers are just massive. this is a nancy pelosi pork-filled, belt-busting, tax-and-spending, all-you-can-eat buffet. there s no other way to describe it. it s massive. we have never seen numbers like this. it s the largest tax increase and spending bill of her past and history of the united states government. just at a time when inflation pressures are everywhere, the american people see it. we just saw the report where housing prices are up 23% year-over-year, gas prices at 45%. used car prices up 45%, year-over-year, the american people see it. perhaps the worst tax of all, charles, is inflation. that shrinks everybody s paycheck. charles: and it hurts the poorest among us. let me ask you about this