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Oct 22 2026

America’s Farmers on Track to Spend $2.4 Billion More on Diesel Fuel Amid Trump’s Iran War

American farmers are on track to spend an additional $2.4 billion on diesel fuel alone across this year’s spring planting and fall harvest seasons compared to last year, according to new data released today by the Joint Economic Committee - Minority. President Trump’s ongoing war with Iran has caused record-high diesel prices that peaked in many states during the fall harvest.

Oct 16 2026

NEW: Trump Increased His Big Pharma Holdings by More Than $50 Million; His Giveaways to Big Pharma Jack Up Seniors’ Cancer Drug Costs by Thousands

The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee – Minority today released a new report that finds that President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ 2025 giveaway to pharmaceutical companies will cost seniors thousands more in out-of-pocket costs for key cancer treatment drugs. As Trump used the presidency to help pharmaceutical companies boost their own profits, the Committee also found that Trump increased his own stock holdings in these companies immensely.

Oct 15 2026

NEW DATA: Americans Forced to Spend $100 Billion More on Gas in Total During Trump’s Iran War; Families on Average Have Each Had to Spend an Additional $4,700+ on Everyday Essentials Under President Trump

American families have had to spend an additional $4,700+ on goods and services since President Trump took office last year, per updated data released today by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee - Minority. The new data include national, state-by-state, and congressional district-level costs for everyday essentials, including new Committee estimates that Americans in total have spent an additional $101 billion on gas since the start of the Iran War. These updated fact sheets come amid recent independent findings that prices for many household goods would have fallen last year if not for President Trump's tariffs.

Oct 13 2026

NEW: Hassan Investigation Reveals Deficiencies & Spurs Action from Match Group to Block Romance Scams

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released today the results of her year-long investigation into romance scams on Match Group platforms, which include Tinder, Hinge, Match (formerly Match.com), Plenty of Fish, and more. The investigation revealed significant issues – including that Tinder had not updated most of its own AI models used to detect bad actors for years and that views of scam profiles on Tinder increased by more than 700 percent between May 2024 and December 2025. Throughout the course of the investigation, however, Match Group introduced and expanded important measures that have helped to address some of these challenges and better combat scams.

Oct 08 2026

NEW: Senator Hassan Presses Trump Mobile for Answers on User Privacy, Scam Prevention, and FCC Compliance Following Reports of Data Breach

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, today pressed Trump Mobile – the Trump family’s telecommunications venture – about major red flags with user data protection and the extent to which the company has met key consumer and national security requirements with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Ranking Member Hassan also raised serious concerns about how Trump Mobile and its partners, including Liberty Mobile Wireless, prevent scammers from abusing their services and its multiple data breaches – including a reported breach this month.

Sep 24 2026

Senator Hassan Calls for Immediate Answers on New Taxpayer-Funded Trump Political Ad

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee and a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling for immediate answers about a new taxpayer-funded political advertisement promoting President Donald Trump. The new 30-second ad, which has aired dozens of times on The Fox News Channel and Newsmax, has no clear purpose besides promoting President Trump 40 days out from a midterm election and features a disclaimer at the end that it was “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”

Sep 24 2026

Senator Hassan Questions U.S. Secret Service on $400+ Million Diverted to Trump’s Ballroom & White House Construction

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee and senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today pressed the United States Secret Service for more information on the redirection of hundreds of millions in funds from the agency to White House construction projects. The Senator called for answers on how this has impacted operations, including security for the President and other protectees, and the agency’s anti-scam efforts. The White House has reportedly diverted more than $400 million in Secret Service funding to cover the costs of White House renovation projects – including President Trump’s new ballroom – despite the President’s claim that these projects would not be constructed with taxpayer money.

Sep 23 2026

NEW: Trump Vanity Projects Slated to Cost $1.8+ Billion; Committee Tool Shows Alternative Uses to Deliver for the American People

The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee - Minority issued a report today with new calculations that find that President Trump’s vanity projects – including construction of the new White House ballroom and the no-bid contract to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, among others – are expected to cost more than $1.8 billion. Using this total, the Committee created an Interactive Cost Calculator where users can explore how this $1.8 billion could instead be spent to lower costs and help the American people.