TEXAS REPUBLICANS VOTE TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES
Republicans blocked tariff transparency; now Trump’s failed economic policies have pushed food costs to historic levels
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New consumer price data confirms what Texas families already know from their receipt at HEB: grocery prices have literally never been higher. But what Texans may not know is that 88 GOP representatives deliberately voted to keep them in the dark about exactly how much Trump's disastrous tariff policies are costing them at the checkout line.
Food prices are up more than 3%, hitting record highs under Trump — but Republicans made sure you wouldn't get any accounting of the damage. When Democrats tried to require quarterly public reports tracking exactly how Trump's tariffs are destroying Texas jobs and driving up prices, the Texas House Republican majority voted to keep us in the dark. The amendment would have forced the Texas Comptroller to document the carnage every three months: which industries are hemorrhaging workers, which businesses are closing their doors, and which families can no longer afford to feed their kids.
Republicans said no. Because apparently Texans don't deserve to know why they're choosing between groceries and rent.
“Texas families are paying record prices at the grocery store, and they have a right to know why,” said Texas House of Representatives Minority Leader Gene Wu. “Texas Republicans voted to hide that information. The simple truth is that Republicans don’t want Texans to know exactly how much these reckless tariffs are costing them every time they go to the grocery store.”
Democrats recognized that Texans deserve to know how tariffs are affecting their jobs and their grocery bills. But Republicans in the Texas House were so committed to protecting Trump that they refused to support basic transparency for Texas families. This is what happens when politicians care more about fealty to their party than the people they're supposed to serve. Texans deserve a representative who fights for transparency and accountability — not one who hides the truth to protect a failing president.
Texas House Democrats will keep demanding the transparency Republicans voted against. And we'll make sure Texas voters remember who stood with them when grocery prices hit record highs, and who voted to keep them in the dark.