Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the release of the 2022 Economic Report of the President (the Report).
Apr 12 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer on March CPI Data
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 the March Consumer Price Index rose 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from February’s 0.8%.
Apr 01 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer on March Jobs Data
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement around March Jobs Data.
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement following the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023.
Mar 16 2022
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Beyer on the Federal Open Market Committee’s March Announcement
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced its decision to raise the federal funds rate by .25 percentage points, as was expected.
In recognition of Women’s Equal Pay Day, the Joint Economic Committee released a new report highlighting how, despite progress, women continue to face barriers to equal pay for equal work.
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 the February Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and author of the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act, released the following statement.
Mar 04 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer on February Jobs Day Data
Today, 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 (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 678,000 in February and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8%.
Today, in recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the CBC released a new analysis of the impact of economic trends and barriers on Black Americans.