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Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes

FILE - A man and child wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as they look at a holiday display Dec. 26, 2020, in a park in Lenexa, Kan. Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic. But the parties differ over how to do that. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks at a news conference following a Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 8, 2022. In comments and votes in the Senate last week, Republicans and Democrats fleshed out themes they'll use to compete for voters in this fall's voting for control of Congress. Schumer said Democrats will focus on pushing “solutions that will lower costs and leave more money in people’s pockets." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a Republican strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 15, 2022. In comments and votes in the Senate last week, Republicans and Democrats fleshed out themes they'll use to compete for voters in this fall's voting for control of Congress. McConnell, talked about inflation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE - A woman and child walk on a trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa., Nov. 1, 2021. Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic. But the parties differ over how to do that. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)