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Jon Skolnik

BIZARRE: Mcconnell made millions from price hikes - You Need To See This

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

As millions of Americans buckle under the weight of record-breaking inflation, Republicans in Congress have remained adamant that President Biden, or rather "Bidenflation," is the main culprit of price increases across the board, dismissing concerns of corporate profiteering out of hand. But a new analysis reveals that Republicans are collecting millions of dollars in donations from the very corporations under scrutiny, calling into question the party's ability to honestly assess just what's causing prices to soar. 

According to an Accountable.US report exclusively obtained by Salon, three Republican senators and fifteen members of the House GOP caucus have raked in at least $5,709,425 from corporations that have used inflation as a pretext for jacking up prices. 

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