Boyle Statement on September PCE Inflation Data

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 2.8 percent for September 2025:

“Donald Trump keeps calling the cost-of-living crisis a ‘con,’ but the real con was his promise to ‘lower prices on day one.’ Because of his reckless economic policies, prices are still rising, the job market is weakening, and working-class families are falling further behind.

It’s about to get worse: Republicans’ Big Ugly Law and their refusal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits will drive health care costs higher for nearly every American.

As this cost-of-living crisis worsens under this Administration’s watch, I demand that Russell Vought appear before the House Budget Committee and explain why they keep making life harder for working-class families.”

Earlier this week, Boyle led all Budget Committee Democrats in demanding that Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought testify before the Committee before the end of the year. Otherwise, it would mark the first time in 50 years that an OMB director has declined to appear before the House Budget Committee.

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