Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy wrongly blames Inflation Reduction Act for higher inflation

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Tim Sheehy, a Republican seeking to oust Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sought to blame “sky high” prices on his opponent’s 2022 vote for the Inflation Reduction Act. But inflation statistics since the law’s passage show Sheehy’s assertion is inaccurate.

Americans have been sour on the economy for the past few years, particularly since inflation peaked at a 40-year-high in