One Year Into His Term, Trump Has Failed to Deliver on Key Campaign Promises
New study finds Iowa families paid $1,303 more under Trump’s Administration
DES MOINES – One year of Trump back in office has been a disaster for hardworking Iowa families who are seeing their costs skyrocket and losing their health care. According to a new report by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee – Minority, the average Iowan is paying $1,303 more per year for necessary expenses like health care, utilities, food and clothing. Iowans paid $159 more for housing in 2025 than 2024, and $114 more for transportation.
Under Trump’s Administration, Iowa is getting hit the hardest by Trump’s agenda. Iowa families are footing the bill for Trump’s billion-dollar bailout of Argentina and cost-raising tariffs that are causing Iowa farmers “extreme financial distress” to the tune of an additional $310 for groceries. That amounts to a 4% increase, higher than the year-over-year inflation rate since Trump took office one year ago today.
Coffee, ground beef, candy, milk, orange juice, chicken, bananas, potato chips, and ice cream were among the everyday essential products that went up.
“Donald Trump took office one year ago today, promising hardworking Iowans lower prices and a better life. Instead, the average Iowan is paying $310 more for groceries every year as trade wars supported by Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn continue,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart. “Democrats remain laser-focused on lowering the costs of groceries and health care and delivering real results. In 2026, Iowa Democrats have a slate of candidates who will keep these promises and stand up for Iowans.”
Iowa Republicans are in full support of Trump’s disastrous cost-raising agenda:
- Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn have all voted to increase health care prices by making cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and voted in support of Trump’s tariffs, which are driving up costs for Iowans.
- All of the Republicans running for governor have embraced Trump’s tariffs and cuts to health care. Randy Feenstra is a vocal supporter of Trump’s tariffs who has bragged about his role as a “key author” of his party’s deeply unpopular budget law, which threatens health care for 106,700 Iowans while spiking premium costs for 117,890 people. Zach Lahn also backed the tariffs that are raising prices on working families and has a disastrous record of opposing Medicaid expansion. Adam Steen praised D.C. Republicans’ harmful economic agenda and said “I would partner to the greatest degree with President Trump.”
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