WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
New data (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/5f3bda64-5244-41dc-93ac-5c572ff553ed/vt-inflation-fact-sheet.pdf) shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) shows Vermont households have been forced to spend at least $3,700 more on everyday essentials because of the Trump Administration's reckless economic policies.
Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee, under the leadership of Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), found the average household in the United States (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2026/7/updated-state-by-state-cost-data-families-have-had-to-spend-3-500-more-under-president-trump) has spent thousands more since the...