WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she doesn’t regret pandemic aid passed by Democrats to boost the U.S. economy and advised her party’s midterm candidates to focus on the Biden administration’s efforts to curb inflation.
Pelosi’s messaging before control of both houses of Congress is up for grabs on Nov. 8 amounted to a rejection of Republican arguments that the American Rescue Plan has fueled the fastest U.S. inflation in 40 years. She was asked on Sunday whether she regretted measures under the plan, such as stimulus checks mailed to qualifying Americans in 2021.
“No, absolutely not, because that was necessary for people to survive,” Pelosi said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “The point is that when you reduce unemployment, it’s inflationary. That is a fact.”
