Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Calls for Immediate Action to Lower Grocery Prices Ahead of Expected CPI Report

MI Congresswoman Renews Push For Her "No Tariffs on Groceries Act" to Counter Trump's Reckless Tariffs and Lower Food Costs for Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Donald Trump’s government shutdown delaying the Consumer Price Index (CPI) originally supposed to be released today, inflation is still hurting Michiganders as Donald Trump continues to collect his reckless tariffs. Michiganders are feeling Donald Trump’s price hikes at the checkout line, with consumer prices rising 2.9% in August compared with a year earlier and grocery prices climbing 2.7% during the same period – the largest non pandemic increase since 2015. 

In response, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens renewed her call to take action to bring food costs down. She highlighted her legislation – the No Tariffs on Groceries Act –  issuing the following statement:

"Today's CPI report shows what families in Michigan feel every single day and what I’ve heard from Michiganders over and over again: groceries are too expensive. Prices at the checkout line keep climbing, and hard-working families across our state are feeling the squeeze. 

"We need to take real action to make food more affordable. That's why I wrote the No Tariffs on Groceries Act – to make sure no president can raise food prices without congressional oversight. 

“While Republicans continue to keep the government shutdown, Michiganders are struggling with rising costs–that means dinner tables with less food, families making hard trade-offs about their health care, and seniors stretching their budgets just to get by. 

“I'm going to keep fighting to lower costs and stand up to Trump's reckless tariffs and chaos shutdown, so we can make everyday goods less expensive for Michiganders.”

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