U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy and member of the Joint Economic Committee, today pushed Match Group, the operator of a number of major dating apps, including Hinge, Tinder, and OKCupid, to provide information about romance scams on its platforms.
Sep 22 2025
NEW REPORT: Trump Tariffs and Uncertainty Are Weakening Job Market, Hollowing Out Middle Class
New Analysis Shows That, Following Tariffs, Middle Class Jobs Have Taken A Hit, Job Growth Has Slowed, and Continued Unemployment Has Spiked
Aug 18 2025
NEW REPORT: Uncertainty From Trump’s Tariffs Derails U.S. Manufacturing in Both the Short and Long Term
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today finding that the economic uncertainty stemming from President Trump’s tariffs has already directly harmed the U.S. manufacturing sector and could cost the U.S. more than $490 billion in manufacturing investments by 2029.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, is pushing five major data broker companies to improve the ease and accessibility of data opt-out options for consumers.
As part of her ongoing effort to measure the impact of President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs on grocery costs, Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Hassan (D-NH) is requesting information from Amazon about the impact of tariffs on prices. Her inquiry to Amazon follows recent reporting that Amazon has raised prices on more than 1,200 basic household and grocery items since the beginning of the Trump administration.
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.