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The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report finding that the average U.S. household has already spent $700 more in the first eight months under President Trump.

The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report with estimates of the state-by-state changes in electricity costs from 2024 to 2025.

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.

New Analysis Shows That, Following Tariffs, Middle Class Jobs Have Taken A Hit, Job Growth Has Slowed, and Continued Unemployment Has Spiked

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.

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.

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Nov 13 2025

NEW DATA: Under Trump, Families Have Already Spent An Average of $700 More Due to Inflation

Nov 06 2025

NEW DATA: Annual Electricity Bills Are Up $100 Per Family Under President Trump

Sep 24 2025

Senators Hassan, Blackburn Press Match Group for Answers on Romance Scams

Sep 22 2025

NEW REPORT: Trump Tariffs and Uncertainty Are Weakening Job Market, Hollowing Out Middle Class

Aug 18 2025

NEW REPORT: Uncertainty From Trump’s Tariffs Derails U.S. Manufacturing in Both the Short and Long Term

Aug 13 2025

Senator Hassan Pushes Companies to Improve Data Opt-Out Options for Consumers

Jul 30 2025

Senator Hassan Requests Information About Impact of Tariffs on Prices from Amazon

Jul 10 2025

Senator Hassan Announces Major Effort to Combat Scams

Jul 03 2025

NEW: Ahead of July 4th Cookouts: Amid Trump’s Tariffs, Cost of Popular Domestic Beers Up 13% and Beef & Ice Cream Prices at Highest Since the 1980s

Jun 30 2025

NEW: Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance