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EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Congress could do more to fight inflation
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Date:2025-04-10 14:14:30
The EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Centerrate of inflation is slowing, but still uncomfortably high, according to today's consumer price index report. The Federal Reserve has been front and center in fighting inflation, cranking up interest rates for more than a year. But how about Congress? It has fiscal tools to help bring down prices, but they've largely gone unused. On today's show, we look at why.
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