Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip"
June 05, 2026
June 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026:
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Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip"
In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip.&q . . .
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Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip"
In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip.&q . . .