If President Donald Trump truly wants to address the affordability crisis facing American families, he will have to look beyond the price of a Big Mac, (“ Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses, ” Nov. 16). Health care costs are what push family budgets to the breaking point. Prescription drug costs, in particular, are one of the biggest monthly expenses for millions of households, and they continue to rise.

That is why his recent appearance at a meeting of McDonald’s owners made me think of U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, who owns several McDonald’s locations here in Oregon. Unlike the president’s focus on economic spin, Bynum speaks directly to what families are actually facing. She has said “No one should have to choose between p

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