[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 63 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        INFLATION IN CALIFORNIA

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, this week, the United States Congress' 
Joint Economic Committee released a report based on the consumer price 
index for March.
  They found that in my home State of California, the average household 
is paying $1,222 more per month to purchase the same goods and services 
since January 2021. Cumulatively, the average California household has 
spent $26,929 more due to inflation in that same period of time.
  Compared to January 2021, the average household in California spent 
$173 more per month on food. This is $25 more each month than just 1 
year ago, a cumulative of $3,900 more in food costs since January 2021.
  The average household in California is spending $161 per month more 
in energy costs and $5,000 more out of their pockets since that period 
of time in January 2021.
  Shelter and housing has gone up $4,600 more since January 2021.
  What is the root cause of this? There are a couple of basic features. 
The cost of energy drives everything, and government spending has 
inflated. We have to stop.

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