WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee finding that Arizona families paid an average of $1,569 more in 2025 due to inflation during President Trump's first year in office. The JEC analysis shows that inflation drove up costs across essential household expenses, including $188 more for housing and $251 more for transportation for the average Arizona household.
The report directly contradicts President Trump's promise to lower costs "on day one" and repeated claims that inflation has been "sto...