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Search results for "Grocery prices jumped more in April than they did in nearly four years"

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Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet:
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
By Paul Specht• January 7, 2022
Facebook posts stated on May 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”
By Eric Litke• May 15, 2020
Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
By Jon Greenberg• April 20, 2022
Wisconsin Corn Growers Association stated on May 27, 2011 in a radio ad:
"Without ethanol, gas prices would be at least 15% higher. With gas at four bucks, that means you’re saving 12 bucks on a 20 gallon fill up."
By James B. Nelson• May 29, 2011
Michele Bachmann stated on June 01, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.:
"If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."
By Jake Berry• June 27, 2011
Richard Hudson stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter:
“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”
By Paul Specht• November 26, 2025
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows a $123,199 turkey for sale at Target “this year.”
By Bill McCarthy• October 19, 2021
Mike Martinez stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview with Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM.:
"Over the history of Austin, it’s always gotten more expensive."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 3, 2012
Your Choice Colorado stated on March 16, 2016 in a TV ad:
Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody."  
By Alan Gathright• April 1, 2016
Roger Williams stated on July 01, 2013 in :
Says Obama policies contributed to gas prices rising from $1.89 in January 2009 to $3.51 today.
By Sue Owen• July 23, 2013
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on November 15, 2011 in introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.:
"Tennessee’s grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation."
By Richard Locker• January 24, 2012
Kamala Harris stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes":
"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."
By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2024
Instagram posts stated on December 06, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022.
By Sara Swann• December 14, 2023
Mike Tate stated on May 14, 2013 in a radio interview:
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
By Dave Umhoefer• June 3, 2013
Sarah Palin stated on November 07, 2010 in a prepared speech:
Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so."
By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2010
Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release:
“Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”
By Jon Greenberg• July 29, 2021
Donald Trump stated on November 06, 2025 in remarks at a dinner:
Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2025
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 12, 2021 in an op-ed:
“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”
By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray• October 5, 2021
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on August 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.:
"An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent through the same period in 2008."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 5, 2012
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting:
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2025

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