Белый дом: Из-за Путина в США выросли цены на яйца

Q    Thanks, Karine.  I’m going to ask you about inflation.  So, you mentioned the price of eggs, milk, and gas are down over the past year.  But what do you say to Americans who are looking at the month that President Biden came into office?  Eggs are up 24 percent, milk is up 17 percent, all types of gas is up 37 percent, and the prices overall are up 17 percent.
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  So, look, the President actually spoke to this not too long ago — I believe, on Tuesday, actually — just a couple days ago — and he says, “We know there’s more work to be done” — right? — and it — and that things are still unaffordable. 
 
And so, while the prices, as you just mentioned, of eggs and gas and milk and toys and TVs are down, especially in this time as we’re heading into a holiday season, as we’re in the holiday season, there’s more work to be done.  And that’s important. 
 
And that’s why we’re fighting to lower inf- — insulin.  That’s why we’re — we — we talk about junk fees and how we can save Americans money, right?  That’s why we continue to talk about health insurance premiums.  That’s why we’re — we — the President is going to make an announcement about what we were able to do with one of the provisions that’s in the Inflation Reduction Act that only Democrats voted for, not Republicans, in order for seniors to get rebates on — on their Medicare. 
 
So, all of those things are truly important, and so that’s why he’s doing everything that he can to do that. 
 
And you have Republicans on the other — on the other side of the aisle — right? — who are talking about cutting taxes for the wealthy and big corporations — right? — who are talking about cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.  So, the President is going to continue to fight for the American people, continue to make sure they have a little bit of breathing room. 
 
Is there more work to be done?  Absolutely.  But we have seen some — some prices go down — and all of the products that I just listed.  We have.
 
There’s still more work to be done, and we’re going to continue to do that work. 
 
Q    But I wanted to ask you a question — I wanted ask you about the transition —
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  Right, over the past — and that matters, right? 
 
Q    Well, but — but —
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  It matters that we’re not in —
 
Q    But since President Biden came into office —
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  No, wait.  Wait. 
 
Q    — his policies —
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  It matters — it matters — let’s not forget what has been happening — almost two years now.  Right?  Putin — right? — Putin’s war in — in —

Q    That was a year into the President’s —
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  Right?  But that has —
 
Q    — administration. 
 
MS. JEAN-​PIERRE:  — caused inflation.  That has caused prices to go up, right?  And so, the President took action to make sure gas prices went down — which they have, right?  And we com- — we’re coming out of this pandemic.  So, all of those things have been a — have been part of the — where inflation is.
 
But inflation is moderating.  The President is going to continue to make sure that we lower cost and lower prices on those goods that you just listed out.