Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) admitted “inflation is straining families” on Tuesday after voting for policies that fueled soaring prices.
“Obviously, inflation is straining families, it’s hurting people, it’s hurting small businesses,” she told New York Magazine. “The country has been through a lot; people have a lot of concerns.”
According to experts, Hassan’s votes in the last two years have fueled inflation. In fact, over 230 economists warned the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” will exacerbate inflation.
Hassan voted for the “Inflation Reduction Act,” along with $1.9 trillion for coronavirus stimulus, a debt limit increase, and the $3 trillion infrastructure package.
Lawmakers applaud Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after she signed the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
The Democrat senator, however, has refused to take responsibility for inflation and inconsistently provided excuses as to why inflation has risen under Democrat rule.
A recent Heritage Foundation study shows wages for American families are down $6,000 after adjusting for inflation, an $1,800 increase from September.
A cashier assists a customer at a checkout counter. (George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Hassan has instead displaced blame on the Biden administration for failing to counteract inflation. In a separate interview, she blamed the pandemic and the Ukraine war. She also tweeted corporate greed is responsible for inflation.
On Monday, Hassan even suggested that half of Granite Staters are not overly worried about soaring costs.
“You know, as I started to talk with women about inflation, they all change the subject to abortion. They also said to me, but if my fundamental rights are gone, that’s much harder to get back,” she said.
While abortion is the number six most important issue to Americans, inflation has ranked at the top for months, and women are no exception to the trend.
Polling reveals women voters have shifted their support behind Republicans in large part due to the record-high inflation and specifically soaring costs at the grocery store. According to Pew Research Center analysis. 80 percent of mothers say they are the primary grocery shopper for the household.
Hassan’s reelection campaign is in a dead heat with Republican Gen. Don Bolduc. Recent polling shows the race is within the margin of error.
Bolduc has the momentum heading into the last two weeks of the campaign. Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced Tuesday it will reengage with Gen. Bolduc’s campaign dollars after the Sen. Mitch McConnell-backed super PAC abandoned him last week by pulling out $5.6 million.
Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter @WendellHusebø. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality.
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