Hugh Hewitt: Harris’ Economic Plans Revive a ‘Policy That Failed 50 Years Ago’

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BAIER: “Hugh, two years ago this week, Senate floor, this happened.”
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Harris: “On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. The Senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended is passed.”
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BAIER: “That was $1.9 trillion and a lot of people point to that and that vote and that bill that was called the inflation reduction acts it didn’t as one of the biggest problems.”
HEWITT: “That is the key bit of tape for the next 80 days, Bret, because when she voted for that, she unleashed this massive tidal wave of federal spending which of course increased demand for everything and skyrocketing prices. I was astonished today, it took her 25 days. She hadn’t been seen or heard from for 25 days. 25 days with a policy that failed 50 years ago. I ran the Nixon Library. I worked for President Nixon out of college. I built the library and ran the foundation twice. Do you know what we don’t have an exhibit on? Wage and price controls. Absolute failure. No one liked wage and price controls. For her to start with that one more point, she talked a lot about housing today, the last people you want to consult on housing is anyone from California and the very last person is anyone from San Francisco. The housing shortage there is so chronic and so longstanding, I can’t even believe it gives chutzpah an entirely new meaning for her to talk about housing.”