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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.

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.

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.

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released an alert warning consumers about Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams. The report details the heightened risk of scams that consumers face during the holiday shopping season – last year, phishing emails mimicking major U.S. retail brands like Walmart and Target surged by more than 2,000 percent during the holiday season. The report also provides tips for consumers to protect themselves from common online shopping scams.

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Dec 17 2025

SCAMS ALERT: Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Warn Consumers About Holiday Travel Scams

Dec 17 2025

Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks

Dec 16 2025

ICYMI: Joint Economic Committee – Minority Report Shows Impact of Declining Canadian Tourism in States Across the Country

Dec 12 2025

ICYMI: Senator Hassan Opens Investigation into Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities

Dec 12 2025

Senators Hassan, Hawley Urge Major AI Companies to Crack Down on Scams

Dec 11 2025

NEW: American Families Have Already Paid Nearly $1,200 Each in Tariff Costs Since Trump Entered Office

Dec 10 2025

REPORT: Amid Trump’s Tariffs, Declining Canadian Tourism Is Harming Businesses in Every State Along U.S.-Canada Border

Dec 09 2025

Senator Hassan Presses Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities for Answers on Affordability and Resident Living Conditions

Dec 03 2025

ICYMI: Senator Hassan Leads Effort to Warn Consumers of Holiday Shopping Scams

Nov 24 2025

SCAMS ALERT: Ahead of Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Senator Hassan Warns Consumers About Holiday Shopping Scams