NRCC releases video targeting Democrats over Thanksgiving food price hikes

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is releasing a video Wednesday, first shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, that seeks to hold Democrats accountable for Thanksgiving food price increases before 2024.

The online ad, titled “Thanksgiving in Biden’s America” ​​and released by the House GOP’s campaign arm, shows how some holiday staples are “getting more expensive this year,” arguing that “you can thank the Democrats “price increases. Local prices for canned blueberries, canned pumpkins, and red potatoes have increased by 60%, 30%, and 14%, respectively, since 2022. seconds to the NRCC.

“It’s super expensive and I share the cost with some of my brothers,” one grocery shopper can be heard saying in the video.

“Definitely more aware of what we buy,” said another.

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inflation has increased under the Biden administration, which has been attributed by critics to record levels of government spending approved by Democrats. Biden signed the 2021 American Rescue Plan that authorizes $1.9 trillion in new funding for COVID-19 relief, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which added $750 billion dollars to the deficit and tried to advance the president’s green energy agenda.

“Dissatisfied with their war on Christmas, extreme Democrats launched a war on Thanksgiving. That’s why the costs of Thanksgiving meals skyrocketed,” said Ben Smith, director of response fast from NRCC, to the DCNF in a statement.

Although the average cost of a Thanksgiving table of ten has decreased 4.5% since 2022, the price is still up 25% to $61.17 since 2019, seconds to a report by the American Farm Bureau Federation published on November 15. The average Thanksgiving feast last year had a record price of $64.05 compared to $48.91 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NRCC is looking for to expand his House majority by targeting 37 seats held by vulnerable Democrats, including several that will now be open in 2024 after a wave of exits in Michigan, Virginia and California.

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