Statement from President Joe Biden on the April Consumer Price Index

Fighting inflation and lowering costs is my top economic priority. I know many families are struggling, and that even though we’ve made progress we have a lot more to do. Inflation has fallen more than 60% from its peak, and core inflation fell to its lowest level in three years. Prices are still too high—so my agenda will give families breathing room by building two million new homes to lower housing costs, taking on Big Pharma to lower prescription drug prices, and calling on grocery chains making record profits to lower grocery prices for consumers.

Rather thansolutions, Congressional Republicans want to increase costs by going back to their old trickle-down economics. Republicans want to slash taxes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations, and raise taxes for middle class families. They are protect special interests and Big Pharma, and undermine workers and seniors by slashing Social Security and Medicare. All that we send inflation skyrocketing. I have a different vision for the future: one in what we take on special interests to lower costs and give the middle class a fair shot.

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