Biden’s American Rescue Plan fueled inflation. So did post-COVID shortages

Jane Timken, a candidate in Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate primary, casts herself as a "mom on a mission." She seeks to blend a pro-Trump agenda with a focus on kitchen table issues. In a recent ad, she targeted inflation and President Joe Biden’s policies.

"Joe Biden's wasteful spending has sent prices skyrocketing," Timken said in the April 13 ad. "Now, everything from groceries to gas and meals with our families costs more."

The ad shows a headline from an article in the conservative National Review "Inflation soars to four-decade high."

We decided to look at how much of an impact Biden’s spending had on prices.

We reached out to Timken’s office and did not hear back, but this criticism of Biden generally refers to passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. 

The March 2021 Democratic bill included $1,400 payments to about 85% of Americans, $360 billion for state and local governments, and $242 billion in expanded unemployment benefits, among other things.