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Trump’s affordability plan faces conservative pushback as pocketbook issues loom over midterms

Richard Stern, vice president of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise, spoke to Fox News Digital about a new report from Advancing American Freedom focused on improving affordability for Americans. FIRST ON FOX: As Americans grapple with soaring housing, food and energy costs, both parties are racing to convince voters they have the answer to the affordability crunch ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections. A new report from the conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence lays out 10 proposals aimed at lowering costs by cutting red tape and expanding production across the economy. "Yes, there's an unaffordability crisis and it's the government's fault," Richard Stern, vice president of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise at Advancing American Freedom (AAF), told Fox News Digital. That argument is at the heart of the

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From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?

Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to…

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From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?

Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was…

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Trump’s affordability plan faces conservative pushback as pocketbook issues loom over midterms

Richard Stern, vice president of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise, spoke to Fox News Digital about a new report from Advancing American Freedom focused on improving affordability for Americans. FIRST ON FOX:…

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Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to…

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