Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Chair-Designate of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024.
Mar 03 2023
JEC Chairman-Designate Heinrich Urges Biden Administration To Address Nation’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair-Designate of the Joint Economic Committee, joined 15 Senate Committee Chairs and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that the federal government utilize a “whole-of-government” approach to address our nation’s housing needs.
House Speaker McCarthy and congressional Republicans are playing a dangerous game. They are threatening to default on the nation’s obligations in an attempt to force through an unpopular agenda.
Inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today show that prices increased 0.5% in January 2023, compared with the 0.1% increase in December of last year. Data show that annual prices increased 6.4%, significantly below the peak of 9.1% in June 2022.
Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman-Designate of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 517,000 in January and the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, the lowest rate since May 1969. The unemployment rate was 5.4% for Black workers, 4.5% for Hispanic workers, 2.8% for Asian workers, and 5.7% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers. Today’s data also show that the U.S. added over 4.8 million jobs in 2022, 311,000 more than were previously estimated.
Dec 21 2022
JEC Releases New Report on Economic Contributions of Older Workers, Barriers to Opportunity
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)—led by Chairman Don Beyer (VA-08)—released a new report highlighting the growing economic contributions of older workers and the economy-wide harms cause by barriers they face in the labor market.
Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee—led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)—released a new report detailing the rise and fall of the digital asset market in 2021 and 2022 and the need for further protections to mitigate risks to everyday consumers and the U.S. financial system.
“With a divided Congress, we must remain united in combating the opioid epidemic”
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee—led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)—released a new report highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the U.S. economy and its recovery from the pandemic.
Dec 13 2022
JEC Chairman on November CPI Release
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in November and annual inflation slowed to 7.1%, down from 7.7% in October. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, slowed to 0.2%, down slightly from 0.3% in October.??
