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Time of India
08-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
'Walmart has already increased cost…': Madeleine Dean grills Trump's Commerce Secretary on bananas
US Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA): "What's the tariff on bananas? Americans love bananas." Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: "Generally 10%." Dean: "Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%." Lutnick "If you build in will be no tariff." Dean: "We cannot build bananas in America." Show more Show less
CNN
27-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Dem Rep. on the Epstein crisis: ‘We need truth, transparency and justice'
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean and CNN Political Commentators Shermichael Singleton, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Jamal Simmons weigh in on the pressure on the Trump administration about Epstein and Democratic approval ratings hitting a record low.
CNN
27-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Dem Rep. on the Epstein crisis: ‘We need truth, transparency and justice'
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean and CNN Political Commentators Shermichael Singleton, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Jamal Simmons weigh in on the pressure on the Trump administration about Epstein and Democratic approval ratings hitting a record low.
Axios
12-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
🍌 Banana prices are going, well, you know
Bananas are losing some, ahem, appeal. Prices for the ubiquitous yellow fruit are on the rise, even as inflation cools. Why it matters: Tariff increases are starting to drive inflation for certain goods, and perishable items that can't be produced domestically are first in line. Enter the banana, described by Axios last year as "the fruit inflation forgot." It's been heretofore resistant to rising prices. That's due in part to free trade agreements, which are now a bit kaput thanks to the blanket 10% tariff imposed by the White House. (Coffee prices are also feeling tariff pain.) By the numbers: Banana prices rose 3.3% in May from the previous month to 66 cents per pound, according to Consumer Price Index data out Wednesday. Inflation overall ticked up just 0.1% over the same time period. Zoom in: Low labor costs also play a role, as does the banana's big weakness: It spoils quickly. That's good for banana bread, but bad for banana importers. The intrigue: Growers have to move bananas quickly, but importers couldn't stockpile much inventory before tariffs took effect, as companies did for so many other products. Bananas aren't grown at scale in the U.S., as Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Penn.) explained to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. Lutnick said that if companies build their products in the U.S. they won't face tariffs. Dean responded, "We cannot build bananas in America."
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump tariff policy is 'chaos and absurdity': Rep. Dean on asking Trump Commerce Secy. about bananas
MSNBC's Ali Velshi is joined by Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean, to discuss the House Appropriations Cmte. testimony by Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and why he struggled to explain the administration placing tariffs on bananas which can only be grown in a few places inside the United States.
