Manchin, Other Lawmakers Blast Biden Over Latest Inflation Report

Manchin, Other Lawmakers Blast Biden Over Latest Inflation Report
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) leaves his office after speaking with President Joe Biden about his long-stalled domestic agenda at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 13, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Republican lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden’s economic policies after a Department of Labor inflation report showed that inflation increased by 8.5 percent over the past year.

Since Biden took office, inflation has increased at a quick trot, with everyday essentials like food and gasoline sometimes outstripping the overall inflation rate.