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As the author highlights their struggles, they underscore a profound truth: working families are grappling with rising costs that make it increasingly difficult to afford basic necessities. In America, families are often faced with heartbreaking choices between buying essentials like groceries and affording healthcare—an inconceivable situation in a nation characterized by immense wealth. With rent in Chicago reaching astronomical heights, the dissonance between income and expense is palpable. It raises the pressing question: why is it so challenging to push forward a working people's agenda in Congress?