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A truck passes by a container ship at the Port of Oakland, Calif., last month. (Noah Berger/AP) From the Washington Post.

The Washington Post:

Prices climbed 6.2% in October compared to last year, the largest annual increase in 30 years, as inflation strains the economy

“Data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that prices climbed in large part because of soaring gas and energy prices, plus ongoing supply chain backlogs, especially in the used car market. Officials at the Federal Reserve have said that prices will ease as supply chain backlogs clear, although they acknowledge that it’s unclear when exactly that will happen.”

Joe Manchin, (D) Senator from West Virginia:

“By all accounts, the threat posed by record inflation to the American people is not “transitory” and is instead getting worse. From the grocery store to the gas pump, Americans know the inflation tax is real and DC can no longer ignore the economic pain Americans feel every day.”

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