Swing-District Dem Says Party's Stimulus Spending Drove Inflation - Washington Free Beacon

As consumer prices in the United States jumped to record levels—and as congressional Democrats planned a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal—Rep. Kim Schrier (D., Wash.) said her party's costly stimulus spending drove inflation.

Schrier acknowledged during a June telephone town hall that Democrats' coronavirus stimulus spending led to "a lot more people buying things," which she said will "cause prices to go up." She made the statement after a constituent asked the Democrat "what's being done about inflation with the government spending gobs and gobs of money," expressing concern the trend "devalues the currency" and "makes wild swings in commodities."
While Schrier argued sky-high inflation "should settle down," economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal in July contended price increases are "here to stay for years." The trend could hurt Schrier—a swing-district Democrat who held her seat by a slim, 3-point margin in November—as she looks to fend off another tough reelection challenge in 2022. A July poll in New Hampshire found 83 percent of voters are concerned about inflation.