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Democrats won on affordability. Can they deliver it?
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Two business owners, half a country apart, want the same thing for different reasons.
In Texas, Kim Hanks, who owns Tillies, a hotel, restaurant and spa business near Austin, says rising grocery and fuel costs are forcing her to raise wages for her 300 staff.
"It's been such a moving target for us on affordability," she told the BBC World Service.
In Indiana, Danny Reynolds, who runs Stephenson's of Elkhart, a clothing and bridalwear store, simply wants Washington to get its act together.
"My hope is that we can just find some consistency, some working together," he said.
"We ran on affordability, we won on affordability, and now it's our job to govern on affordability," said House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on MS Now's Morning Joe.
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