ICYMI: Shaheen Discusses Trump’s First 100 Days, Tariffs Driving Price Increases and Social Security Cuts on Mike Pomp’s “Morning Information Center”

(Washington, DC) – This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined “Morning Information Center” host Mike Pomp on The Pulse of New Hampshire to discuss how—from the trade war that has raised prices on businesses and families, to threats to Medicaid that Granite Staters rely on, to the slashing of domestic and global programs that keep Americans safe and healthy—President Trump’s first one hundred days in office has created uncertainty for communities across the country.
Key quotes from Senator Shaheen:
Senator Shaheen is helpinglead effortsin Congress to mitigate the harmful impacts of President Trump's tariffs. In aletterto U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last month, Shaheenraised concerns about how the President’s trade war harms defense supply chainsand ultimately weakens America’s military readiness.Shaheen also took to the Senate floorto highlight the devastating impacts that President Trump’s tariffs and trade war will have on American families and the economy. In January, Shaheen introduced theProtecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Actwhich would limit the president’s ability to leverage sweeping tariffs that increase costs for American consumers and families. Her effort to pass this bill by unanimous consentwas blockedby Senate Republicans. In recent months, Shaheen has traveled across the Granite State to visit businesses includingChatila’s Bakery,C&J,DCI Furniture, Mount Cabot Maple,American Calan Inc.andNH Ball Bearingsto hear directly from Granite Staters impacted by the administration’s tariffs.
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