On Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that the consumer price index, or CPI, has climbed by 4.2 percent over the past year, with a 0.5 percent increase occurring in May alone. According to The Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacted strongly to these numbers during a speech on the Senate floor.
“This morning’s inflation numbers reaffirm what the American people already know: Trumpflation is getting worse and worse with no end in sight,” the Democratic leader stated. Schumer went on to argue that the current administration is failing to provide relief to families facing rising costs. “Let’s be clear, Republicans aren’t just failing to address the affordable crisis, they’re making it worse. Actively making it worse,” he said.
