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Inflation, guns, immigration top Grassley's visit to Primghar

Americans feeling a pinch in their pocketbooks need not look far for someone to blame, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley.

The Iowa Republican, who has represented the Hawkeye State in Washington, D.C. since 1981, said during a May 31 visit to Primghar the Biden Administration's policies have exacerbated inflation nationwide. Unless the president reverses course on energy policy, Grassley expected high gas prices and other elevated expenses to continue.

"When we shut down pipelines and we stop drilling in the United States, and when we put additional regulations on fracking and tell banks not to...