On 9/13/2022, at a briefing, Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Over the weekend, Vice President said that the border is secure, but we’re on track to close the fiscal year with 2 million encounters breaking last year’s record last month. … break that record also this year. So how is the border secure?

KJP: … Look, as far as the border, we’re taking unprecedented action. We had to fix something that was broken, especially by the last administration. We’ve secured record levels, this is what we have been able to do, of funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Remember, many Republicans voted against that. Many of them who would like to invite me to the border have actually voted against that … Compare that to the Trump administration, which largely just tried to build a wall, an ineffective wall along the border, and couldn’t even finish that in four years. Were certainly doing a lot more to secure the border and could be doing even more if Republicans would stop their obstruction.

Reporter: What exactly would the Inflation Reduction Act do to reduce inflation in the short term?

KJP: When you look at the lowering costs, in particular, for Americans, I think that’s important when you think about how inflation has increased costs for Americans …

Reporter: On the inflation report that came out today, the President is promising the Inflation Reduction Act will do just that and bring down costs. But this bill does not address food or housing, prices of which we are seeing going up. What is your message to Americans who are seeing these rising costs and are you confident that you’re doing enough to finally bring these down?

KJP: Look, the President has said for some time now, when it comes to his number one economic priority is to deal with inflation. Is to make sure that we are lowering costs for the American people, for American families. Americans who have to come around the table once a month, in particular, to figure out how are they going to pay those bills? Again, this is why the event that we’re having in less than 45 minutes to celebrate and talk about, you’ll hear from the President about the Inflation Reduction Act, is so critical. That is why Democrats and this President did the hard work to get that done, is to lower cost … Look, we understand that there is more work to do and that is something that we are very, very focused on as well. The more work that we have to do to get this more down, the costs are down for American families.

Reporter: But this bill doesn’t address groceries or rent, so how long should Americans expect those prices to remain high?

KJP: Look, again, we’re going to do everything that we can to lower prices, but we have taken concrete actions to lower food .. Again, we understand that there’s more work to do, but we have to understand that the Inflation Reduction Act, it is a historic piece of legislation. It is going to a big deal for families, change their lives …

Overall, prices have been essentially flat in our country these last two months. That is welcome news for American families with more work still to do … This month, we saw some welcome moderation in the price increases for food at the grocery store, it’s moderating, which is important.

Reporter: While an administration certainly has the opportunity to celebrate achievements like legislation, is there any concern that there’s a dissonance between the current economic moment and the celebration you’ll have this afternoon on the South lawn about the Inflation Reduction Act when today’s figures show that inflation is still a great concern, when we’ve talked about the Amtrak situation and so forth? Is there a disconnect there?

KJP: So I think if we look at the picture more broadly about what this means, because we have to remember the Inflation Reduction Act is historic. If you think about how elected like the President and Democrats on Congress, other Democrats for decades have been trying to … That is a huge win for the American people. We understand, and I’ve said this many times, the President has said this many times, that there’s more work to do. But if you look at the President’s economic plan just more broadly, you think about the American Rescue Plan … You think about the bipartisan infrastructure law that’s going to create jobs. You think about the Infrastructure Reduction Act, that’s going to create jobs … That is a huge deal. That is what the Inflation Reduction Act does, which is only part of the American’s economic plan. I’m sorry, the President’s economic plan. So yes, we think it’s important because this is a huge win for the American people.

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WH: prices essentially flat & moderation, NO ANSWER but celebrate Inflation Reduction, border secure