Rep. Sewell Blames Trump For Lack of Affordability

One of the key issues Democrats are hanging their hat on during this year's midterm elections is affordability. They argue about affordability as a broad, nationwide cost‑of‑living crisis — especially around housing, childcare, health care, and basic expenses.

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The House of Representatives Office of West Alabama Democrat Congresswoman Terri Sewell has released a report titled:

The Affordability Crisis in Alabama's 7th Congressional District

How President Trump and Congressional Republicans Are Driving Up Costs for Alabama Families

In the report, she argues that President Trump’s economic policies and congressional Republicans’ legislative agenda have increased the cost of everyday essentials and threatened thousands of Alabamians’ access to health care and food assistance.

Sewell's report addresses lowering the cost of groceries, gasoline and housing; providing affordable health care; and fighting corruption.

In her report Sewell slams the president for failing to deliver on his promise to lower costs on "Day One." She writes, "Instead, Alabama families are paying more for groceries, housing, electricity, health care, and childcare while congressional Republicans have passed legislation that cuts health care and food assistance to help finance tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans."

The report breaks down the reasons for the lack of affordability:

Under President Trump and congressional Republicans:

• Alabama families are paying an average of $2,700 more for basic living expenses.
• Housing costs have increased by an average of $506 per family.
• Alabama households have spent an average of $686 more on gasoline since Trump's military escalation with Iran, totaling approximately $1.3 billion statewide.

The six-page report concludes, "With 100 days (from yesterday) remaining until Election Day, the economic challenges facing families in Alabama's 7th Congressional District are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore."

Sewell is running unopposed in both the August 11th Special Election and the November General Election.