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Feb 27 2026

NEW REPORT: Senator Hassan Finds That Data Broker Breaches Cost U.S. Consumers More Than $20 Billion

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued a report today on the results of her investigation into challenges with data collection opt-out options at registered data brokers and the cost to Americans from data broker breaches. Data brokers typically collect and sell the personal information of individuals, and if this information ends up in the hands of bad actors – which can happen either through active sales or data breaches – scammers can then use details like Social Security numbers, home addresses, or banking information to develop customized and convincing scams. As detailed in the report, the Committee found that recent data broker breaches cost U.S. consumers more than $20 billion.

Feb 26 2026

UPDATED DATA: American families have already paid more than $1,700 each in tariff costs since Trump entered office.

WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court’s decision today to overturn Trump’s tariffs, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority released an updated report estimating that American families have already paid more than $1,700 each in tariff costs since President Trump took office. Combining Treasury Department data on the amount of tariff revenue collected across the first year of Trump’s term with independent estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office of the percent of each tariff dollar that is paid by American consumers, the Committee found that they paid more than $231 billion in total tariff costs between February 2025 and January 2026, an average of more than $1,700 per family.

Read the full report on the cost of Trump’s tariffs here.

Feb 03 2026

Senator Hassan Presses Toy Company on Child Safety and Privacy Practices After Children’s Conversations With its AI Chat Toy Were Left Exposed to Any Gmail User

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee, today pressed bondu, a company that makes interactive AI toys for children, for more information on its data security practices following a disturbing report about a security vulnerability that resulted in the public exposure of bondu users’ personal information.

Jan 15 2026

NEW: In 2025, Families Paid $310 More For Groceries Under Trump

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.”