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"Trump's plan to deport millions of immigrants does absolutely nothing to address the core problems driving our broken immigration system," said the Joint Economic Committee Democrats chair. "Instead, all it will do is raise grocery prices, destroy jobs, and shrink the economy." commondreams.org/news/economic-…

ONLINE & C-SPAN Now App: 10:00am - Joint Task Force Holds Inauguration Rehearsal of Concept 10:00am - United Nations Security Council Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11:00am - Rep. Cammack Press Office and Others News Conference on Gaza Hostages 1:15pm - Department of State briefing 2:00pm -



The Constitution empowers Congress, not the president, to determine trade policy. Misusing tariffs can wreak havoc on our economy and raise costs for Americans. My opening remarks in today’s Joint Economic Committee Democrats hearing on president-elect Trump’s vow to implement massive tariff increases:


I was honored to be invited back to my old Joint Economic Committee Democrats stomping grounds as a witness for a hearing on Trump's big, dumb, and random tariffs. You can read my testimony here: jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/…




Yesterday, PPI’s Ed Gresser testified to Joint Economic Committee Democrats on the nature of tariffs, the way they’re paid, and why consumers and economic sectors will bear the cost of Trump’s plans. Check out his full opening remarks:




NEW: Democrats to release report touting clean energy tax credits House is seeking to roll back The Joint Economic Committee Democrats report obtained 1st by NBC News details the energy investments as “vital to the future of the U.S. economy” — as some Republicans push back, too: nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
