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Biden and Harris discuss drug prices; Trump continues personal attacks at press conference

In the weeks leading up to the election, when the economy is a top issue for voters, Republicans are trying to use some of Biden's biggest legislative achievements – the Inflation Control Act and the American Rescue Plan – against Democrats.

In Pennsylvania, Senator Bob Casey's Republican opponent, David McCormick, highlights Casey's support for the IRA as well as his comments downplaying inflation in 2021 and 2022, when the average inflation rate was above 8%.

In a digital video ad shared for the first time with NBC News today, McCormick's campaign seeks to portray Casey as a vulnerable Democrat who is “dangerously liberal” alongside Harris – who served with him in the Senate before being named Biden's running mate in 2020.

The ad includes snippets of Casey's remarks, including “we did the right thing by betting big on the IRA” and her focus on union jobs, clean energy production and capping health care costs for those eligible.

As President of the Senate, Harris cast the deciding vote for the IRA when it passed without Republican support.

The 60-second commercial features voters in Pennsylvania criticizing Democrats and Biden for higher food prices and the cost of living.

“Pennsylvania families are suffering from high gas, grocery and rent prices. Despite warnings that their policies would trigger record inflation, Kamala Harris and weak career politician Bob Casey have repeatedly lied so they could push through their trillion-dollar liberal agenda,” McCormick said in a statement today.

Inflation has cooled significantly, standing at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in July, but food prices are still nearly 25 percent higher than before the pandemic.

Republicans, who traditionally do better than Democrats on economic issues, are hoping to capitalize on the issue in November. Americans say they trust Trump more than Harris on economic issues, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

At an evening press conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump said he would “cut prices on day one” of a second administration through tax cuts and vowed to “drill, baby drill” to boost natural energy production in the United States.

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