A group of Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, urged President Trump to fulfill his campaign promise to lower food prices. Their letter called attention to rising food costs, particularly the price of eggs, which surged to an average of $4.15 in December 2024. The lawmakers cited consumers' concerns about escalating food expenses, referencing a Pew Research Center study indicating that 94% of Americans are apprehensive about food prices. They proposed an investigation into major grocery companies for potentially exploiting situations like the avian flu outbreak to inflate prices unjustly.
'During your campaign, you repeatedly promised you would lower food prices 'immediately' if elected president,' the letter reads. 'But during your first week of office you have instead focused on mass deportations and pardoning January 6 attackers, including those who assaulted Capitol police officers.'
The lawmakers' letter cited a Pew Research Center study that found 94% of Americans were 'very or somewhat concerned about the cost of food and consumer goods.'
They suggested Trump investigate dominant food and grocery companies, which often exploit crises like pandemics and avian flu outbreaks to raise prices 'beyond what is needed to cover rising costs.'
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