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Fact Check: Conservative group claims Slotkin voted for program that hiked inflation

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Published September 27, 2024 at 4:31 PM EDT
FILE - Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during hearing on Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. Slotkin is reserving over $8 million in ads in the weeks leading up to the November 2024 election as she attempts to win the state's open Senate seat. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)
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FILE - Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during hearing on Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. Slotkin is reserving over $8 million in ads in the weeks leading up to the November 2024 election as she attempts to win the state's open Senate seat. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)

A conservative activist group is targeting Slotkin's vote for what they call the "$1.2 trillion Inflation Reduction Act that drove inflation higher".

PolitiFact fact checkers say this statement is false. Click here to read the entire article and see their sources.

WKAR is partnering with PolitiFact to fact-check claims in the Michigan U.S. Senate race between Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers. Send ideas for fact-checks to truthometer@politifact.com.
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