The Joint Economic Committee - Minority issued a report today on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs, which have driven up costs and triggered economic uncertainty for America’s small businesses. The report includes new Committee data, including that the smallest businesses lost 4.5 times more jobs in 2025 than during the pandemic in 2020. This report comes during National Small Business Week, which runs from May 3 – 9, 2026.
May 04 2026
NEW: U.S. Local Businesses & Communities Hit by Declining Tourism, Job Losses Under President Trump
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released a report today that details ways that President Trump’s tariffs and other actions have led to a fall in both domestic and international tourism to American communities and the impact that has had on local businesses. The report includes new data, including that 2025 marked the first decline in hotel and lodging sector jobs since the pandemic. The report comes ahead of the annual National Travel and Tourism Week, which begins on May 3.
Apr 23 2026
NEW REPORT: President Trump’s Tariffs Crush Small Manufacturers, Threaten U.S. Economy and National Security
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority issued a report today that details the ways in which President Trump’s reckless tariffs have inflicted harm on the small businesses that make up the American manufacturing base. In his inauguration speech, President Trump promised to make the U.S. “a manufacturing nation once again.” Yet more than a year into his second term, the Trump administration’s policies have done the opposite – resulting in a loss of more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs and a significant decline in small manufacturers’ profit margins.
Today, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority released two updated reports on state-by-state inflation cost data and gasoline price data.
Apr 16 2026
Senator Hassan Presses Leading AI Voice Cloning Companies to Prevent Exploitation by Scammers
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as part of her comprehensive investigations into scams as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, today pressed four companies with leading AI voice cloning services to increase efforts to prevent the exploitation of their products by scammers. Senator Hassan requested information from ElevenLabs, LOVO, Speechify, and VEED about what steps the companies currently take to deter scammers from abusing their tools to defraud Americans.
Apr 09 2026
SCAMS ALERT: Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Warn Americans About Tax Season Scams
Ahead of the April 15th deadline for tax filing, Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) issued a bipartisan alert today warning Americans about common tax season scams.
Apr 08 2026
NEW DATA: Since Iran War Began, New England Families Have Paid $200+ More to Heat Their Homes
New data from the Joint Economic Committee – Minority show that families in New England are paying at least $200 more to heat their homes with oil since President Trump launched his war with Iran.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued a report today that details the ways in which the Trump administration’s tariff policy — and the resulting uncertainty for businesses in the housing sector — has slowed construction of housing in the United States, which will, in turn, exacerbate the affordable housing shortage.
One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee – Minority analysis shows the ways in which Americans are being squeezed by surging gas prices.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, today launched a community survey to learn more about the experiences of Granite Staters living in mobile home communities. In recent years, as big corporations have bought up more of these communities, reports of exploitative rent increases and neglected facilities have surged. Last December, Senator Hassan launched an investigation into the largest corporate owners of American mobile home parks, pressing the companies for answers on how their business practices affect residents in New England. Responses to the community survey will inform Senator Hassan’s investigation and efforts to improve Granite Staters’ access to safe, affordable housing. Survey responses will remain confidential unless residents provide permission to share their names.