The Joint Economic Committee – Minority today released a new report finding that a typical American family paid $310 more for groceries during President Trump’s first year in office compared to 2024. These price increases contradict Trump’s statement this week that “grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down,” and his pledge on the campaign trail that “a vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper.”
Dec 17 2025
SCAMS ALERT: Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Warn Consumers About Holiday Travel Scams
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Committee Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Committee Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued a bipartisan alert to consumers about the risk of travel scams ahead of the holiday travel season, which is expected to be the busiest ever.
U.S. Congress 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) today issued requests to federal agencies for information on their efforts to crack down on overseas scam networks that steal from Americans.
In case you missed it, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority last week released a report detailing how the decline in Canadian tourism is harming American businesses and communities in every state along the U.S.-Canada border.
Dec 12 2025
ICYMI: Senator Hassan Opens Investigation into Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, launched an investigation into several corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, often referred to as mobile home parks.
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) pressed six companies operating generative artificial intelligence (AI) models to step up efforts to prevent scammers from using their platforms.
Dec 11 2025
NEW: American Families Have Already Paid Nearly $1,200 Each in Tariff Costs Since Trump Entered Office
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority today released a new report estimating that American families have already paid nearly $1,200 each in tariff costs since President Trump took office.
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today showing the ways in which declining Canadian tourism is harming American businesses in every state along the U.S.-Canada border.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, pressed six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities for answers on affordability and living conditions for their residents.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, led an effort to warn American consumers of the heightened risk of online retail scams during the holiday shopping season. Her alert is part of her ongoing comprehensive effort to combat scams, which she launched earlier this year.