The Joint Economic Committee – Minority, led by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), today announced a broad new effort to protect people from financial scams, which eclipsed $1 trillion in stolen money worldwide last year. The Committee released an issue brief outlining the massive impact that scams have on the economy, underscoring the importance of tackling them, and previewing upcoming Committee investigations into major drivers of scams. Senator Hassan is also launching a public survey for people to send information in about scams that they have experienced, to help focus the investigations.
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today finding that amid President Trump’s tariffs and rising economic uncertainty because of them, Americans across the country are paying higher prices for July 4th cookout beer, food, and gear.
Jun 30 2025
NEW: Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released updated data, broken down by state, that shows that the Senate budget bill, if amended as indicated by Senate leadership, would trigger nearly 20 million losing their health insurance.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, is pushing the Social Security Administration to resume reporting on metrics such as current call wait times, the share of callers who get disconnected, and processing times at field offices on its public dashboard. Recently, the Social Security Administration removed this data from its website, and availability of this information on the public dashboard is critical for seniors and other beneficiaries navigating the benefits process.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, is leading an effort to assess the impact that President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs will have on grocery costs for everyday Americans. Senator Hassan today sent letters to Albertsons, Dollar General, Walmart, Costco, and Kroger seeking details that will help Congress and the public better understand the impact that these tariffs will have on the cost of food for families, as well as on companies and workers in the grocery supply chain.
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today finding that the combination of President Trump’s tariffs and the Republican budget bill will cost the typical firefighter, teacher, truck driver, and other middle class workers hundreds of dollars next year, while the wealthiest Americans will get massive windfalls.
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today finding that since President Trump imposed his tariffs, new parents in the United States are paying 24% higher prices for key goods for new babies. The Committee analyzed price changes between April 1st – just before Trump announced the so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs on nearly every country – and June 9th.
Jun 05 2025
NEW: Updated State-by-State & Congressional District Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released updated data, broken down by state and Congressional District, of the 16 million people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated analysis this week.
“The most important responsibility of government is to keep people safe – and that includes ensuring that we are not reliant on adversaries like China for components of defense technologies. This new report highlights the critical role that the Inflation Reduction Act plays in strengthening our national security and lowering costs for American families – and the progress that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are now threatening to reverse.”
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.