Common Dreams: New Inflation Numbers Prove ‘Catastrophic Mismanagement of Our Economy’ by Trump

This press release from Representative Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) was published on 2026-08-12 and titled "Common Dreams: New Inflation Numbers Prove ‘Catastrophic Mismanagement of Our Economy’ by Trump".

Common Dreams: New Inflation Numbers Prove ‘Catastrophic Mismanagement of Our Economy’ by Trump

As Americans continue to struggle with the cost of gasoline, groceries, healthcare, housing, and more under President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and economists on Wednesday used his own government’s latest inflation figures to call out the Republican’s handling of the US economy. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the consumer price index—a measure [ ]