This week, Donald Trump and Republicans admitted that they are taking care of their billionaire friends while families across the country are struggling to pay for groceries, healthcare, gas, and rent.
Since taking back the majority, Trump and Republicans in Congress have done nothing to rein in the affordability crisis they created with their toxic, cost-hiking agenda and unpopular and unnecessary war with Iran.
Since Trump took office, Americans have spent $3,500 in extra costs. This back-to-school season, families can expect to pay nearly $4,000 per child for the upcoming school year — a double-digit price increase. Meanwhile, gas prices remain high, with the national average at $4.04 per gallon. As a result, more and more families are being forced to either cut back, pay more, or take on debt to afford daily life.
Make no mistake: While Trump and Republicans turn their backs on Americans to enrich their billionaire buddies, Democrats are fighting tirelessly to lower costs and improve the lives of working families.
- In Colorado: KKTV: ‘It’s putting a dent in my savings’: Southern Colorado drivers still heavily impacted by high gas prices
- In Kansas: Startland News: Costs keep rising, business owners tell Davids, pointing to ‘reckless’ US tariff policies, Iran war
- In Michigan: Michigan Independent: How tariffs are elevating your back-to-school costs
- In Michigan: WDIV: Fertilizer prices swing, Michigan farmers warn of more pressure ahead
- In Nebraska: Nebraska Public Media: As back-to-school shopping begins, Nebraska educators and families worry about costs
- In New Jersey: Fox News: Once-affordable summer escape rocked by soaring costs as families shell out thousands
- In North Carolina: ABC 11: Back-to-school shopping strains Triangle family budgets as costs remain high
- In Ohio: Ohio Newsroom: Meet five Ohio farmers surviving in a landscape of climbing costs
- In Ohio: Cleveland.com: Gas prices jump 30 cents in Northeast Ohio, top $4 per gallon
- In Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Farmer: Ag Briefs: Higher fuel prices cost Farmers extra $1.4B at planting time
- Nationwide: Harvest Public Media: Healthcare costs have more than doubled for many farmers this year, on top of soaring expenses
- Nationwide: The Guardian: Most Americans view rising living costs as biggest barrier to a better life, survey finds
