Morning Joe: “[Casey] Has Been A Leading Voice In Calling For A Crackdown On Excessive Price Increases”
New York Times: “Few Democrats have done more to push the message that corporations are driving inflation than [Senator] Casey”
PENNSYLVANIA – Senator Bob Casey highlighted his leadership in taking on corporate greed and cracking down on shrinkflation and greedflation in a new interview on MSNBC Morning Joe.
Senator Casey’s leadership has inspired others to take on the fight against greedflation:
President Biden has credited Senator Casey for inspiring his greedflation push, which led to the President to spotlight the issue during the State of the Union.
Politico: “Biden, however, likes the “greedflation” and “shrinkflation” arguments, an interest sparked most recently conversations with Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) during a January trip to Allentown, Pennsylvania.”
Politico Reporter Meredith Lee Hill: “How Biden came to embrace ‘shrinkflation’ attacks: Rising economic concerns, high food prices + ‘fewer’ chips for the price and chats with Sen. Bob Casey.”
Politico: “Grocery price gouging to feature prominently in Harris economic plan”
“Harris’ call for a federal ban on price gouging mirrors legislation from Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and vulnerable incumbents Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), among others.”
“It’s a winning message for Democrats,” said April Verrett, the president of the Service Employees International Union, which is knocking on doors in battleground states as part of a $200 million voter-turnout operation. “And clearly Bob Casey, who’s doing better in the polls than the president, is proving that it’s the winning message.”
Mr. Casey cut a campaign ad showing corporate executives in suits sneaking into a grocery store under cover of night and switching out cereal boxes for smaller replacements.
Few Democrats have done more to push the message that corporations are driving inflation than Mr. Casey, who is running for re-election in Pennsylvania and introduced a Senate bill that would crack down on “shrinkflation” — a term for companies reducing the size of their goods but not cutting prices. Mr. Biden praised that legislation during his State of the Union address.
Christine Romans on NBC’s TODAY Show: “From cereal to chips to detergent, so-called ‘shrinkflation’ may be squeezing down your favorite snack or takeout order, and your wallet. […]A December report from Senator Bob Casey’s office found shrinkflation most common in paper products and snacks.”
New York Times: Dealbook: “Look for more shrinkflation talk this year. Senator Casey, who has been focusing on consumers’ diminished purchasing power (and is running for re-election), has spoken with consumer-product trade associations about their members’ pricing strategies and packaging practices. He’s calling for legislation to address what he sees as a deceptive practice.”
