Trump trade envoy grilled about ‘tariff spree’ and price rises for Americans in Senate hearing – US politics live
11.24 EDTGreer insists that American families have not seen price increases as a result of tariffsDuring a heated back and forth with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, Greer insisted that prices for American families have not increased in the wake of…
- ▪11.24 EDTGreer insists that American families have not seen price increases as a result of tariffsDuring a heated back and forth with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, Greer insisted that prices for American families
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11.24 EDTGreer insists that American families have not seen price increases as a result of tariffsDuring a heated back and forth with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, Greer insisted that prices for American families have not increased in the wake of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy.“Core inflation fell to 2.6 % year on year, much better than in January 2025,” the US trade representative said.While core inflation excludes food and energy, overall inflation is actually around o.5% higher than it was when Trump took office.Warren pushed back noting that an estimate, produced by Democrats and based on the Congressional Budget Office and the Treasury Department’s own numbers, shows that families are paying an average of $1,700 more in tariff costs since Trump’s…
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