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Rep. Jody Arrington credits GOP policies and "big beautiful bill" for easing inflation, predicts large refund checks
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Rep. Jody Arrington, chairman of the House Budget Committee, told a television interviewer that lower spending, expanded domestic energy production and provisions in the "big beautiful bill" are bringing inflation down and will lead to substantial refund checks and reduced withholdings for taxpayers.
Rep. Jody Arrington (R-Tex.) said Thursday that Republican economic policies and provisions in what he called the "big beautiful bill" are reducing inflation and improving wages.
"If you look at the 2.1 core inflation, that's less than half of the annual average inflation rate under Biden and 1 fifth of of the 9% that it got to under his watch," Arrington said, arguing the combination of lower spending and increased domestic energy…
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