Watch the New Digital Ad “Greedflation”
Tonight, Senator Casey Will Take the Stage at the DNC to Talk About Lowering Costs for Working Families
PENNSYLVANIA – Today, the Bob Casey for Senate campaign released a new digital ad highlighting Senator Casey’s commitment to lower costs for Pennsylvania families by taking on greedy corporations that are jacking up prices on Pennsylvanians.
The ad comes ahead of Senator Casey’s speech at the DNC tonight, where he will address his fight to lower costs and fight corporate greed.
Read a transcript of “Greedflation” below:
Reporter: Are you familiar with greedflation?
Multiple reporters: Greedflation… Ah, greedflation… Greedflation.
Mika Brzezinski: Our next guest has been a leading voice in calling for a crackdown on excessive price increases.
Multiple reporters: Senator Bob Casey.. Bob Casey… Bob Casey… Bob Casey.
Bob Casey: Greedflation, which is big corporations jacking up their prices.
Corporate profits were up 75 percent, five times the rate of inflation.
And it’s just a part of a larger rip-off by these greedy corporations and it’s about time we took action against it.
Reporter: Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, introduced the price-gouging prevention act.
On-screen text: He’s working to fix it by reigning in greedy corporations.
Bob Casey, taking on greedflation to keep more money in your wallet.
Senator Casey has been leading the fight against greedflation and corporate greed:
- Starting last fall, Senator Casey released a series of reports on corporate greed and greedflation.
- Senator Casey’s legislation to fight corporate greed and price gouging was mentioned during the State of the Union.
- Senator Casey was the first candidate to run ads about fighting corporate greed this election cycle.
- WATCH “Fleeced” and “Shrinky Dink.”
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.”
See Also:
- Amy Walter, Cook Political Report: “The price gouging issue in particular, that’s something we have been seeing down-ballot Democrats talk about now for a while. Senator Bob Casey from Pennsylvania started running those ads in May.”
- Associated Press: In Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Casey puts ‘greedflation’ and corporations on the ballot
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