BREAKING NEWS: Janet Yellen Says 'We Don't Have To Get The Prices Down'—Then John Kennedy Reacts

At today's Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) slammed Bidenomics and inflation in debate with Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, who claimed that "we don't have to get the prices down."

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[kimberlymiller]

"Paying more to live worse." He is exactly right.

[katlyninParadise]

WHOSE WAGES have increased??? As a Senior American, MINE SURE HAVEN'T!!! I can't keep up with ANY OF THESE INCREASES!!! I used more blankets, turned my thermostat down to 52 and set in a cold house last month during our COLDEST TIMES (SO FAR) here in North Texas, so my electric bill wouldn't go up too much. Got my bill yesterday AND IT TRIPLED in this last month from $105 to $360! Tell us how that is an improvement MS. "YES MAN FOR BIDEN" Yellin!!
AMERICAN ARE NOT Better off now they were in 2019. BIDEN & HIS ADMINISTRATION HAVE BROKEN THE AMERICAN SPIRIT AND POCKET BOOK!!

[cognitiveimpact]

I work at a grocery store and the look on some of our customers faces, when they are struggling to pay for basic staples, can break your heart. How dare she! You ma'am are a MONSTER!

[markstroder]

If BS was music this lady would be a whole brass band.

[vondunlap]

She and this Administration NEED to GO!!!.. Agreed with last comment-They Have WRECKED our economy!

[robbi]

Seniors can't afford these high prices.. That pitiful raise went right back to medicare.. Another excuse.. Surprised she didn't blame Trump for higher prices...
I just can't believe she said that.!.!. She needs to go.!.!.
You go Senator Kennedy.!.!.!❤

[mikekerr]

She's deluded:
Wages going up don't come from nothing. You have to raise the price of products to afford raising wages. Touting wage hikes is total deflection.

[jjtheherald]

"We Don't Have To Get The Prices Down, because wages are going up." What? Isn't that the same thinking as "We don't have to stop attacking people, because the victims will learn how to defend themselves"?

[Rocky-xxzg]

Yellen shows an appitude for finance that is less than that shown by my 6 year old granddaughter's !!! Far Less!!

[bethb]

That is TOTALLY UNTRUE Madam. We cannot buy the same amount we did as in 2019…and wages? I’m retired and I guaran damn tee you our income has not gone up! Absolute BS!

[tcmurray]

This administration been a wrecking crew since 2021.

[Flex_Mayo]

My wife was sitting next to me as i watched this, and she asked me, does that lady have dementia 🤣

[craighorner]

wages higher? My savings is gone thanks to you lady. I had 15 thousand sitting in my savings a years before Biden got into office. I now can't put more than 200 in my savings and have to constantly pull it out to buy something else.

[nightsailor]

I want to thank the government for devaluing my retirement. After decades of scrupulously saving hard earned money, you now tell me everything costs twice what it did just a few years ago. You tax my money when I make it, when I spend it, when I invest it and make earnings. Shame on you.

[candacescavone]

My wages haven't gone up, but my food, gas, housing, insurance sure have in the past 3 years. Explain that!

[madeirafonseca]

The woman in the back shaking her head while Yellen is spewing lies is priceless. I LOVE John Kennedy; we need about 500 more of him.

[letiticasilas]

Why are we listening to her and she is lying strait through her TEETH

[Genpinkcat]

It’s February 2024 and I paid $7.00 for a small loaf of bread at Publix. That’s not “living better”. I’m a senior. I’m not expecting a pay raise. Open the pipeline, close the border, shut down the Ukrainian money laundering operation.

[chiaricharlie]

If this is Biden’s help, we don’t want it!

[kitcarpo]

What about what Yellen did to my savings with Bidenomics? I can't get crap now.