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Democrats push for tariff refunds, daring vulnerable GOP lawmakers to join them (www.ms.now)

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Under the bill by Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., CBP would have only 90 days to reimburse businesses. Of note, the bill says importers should not have to formally submit an application to get a refund.

In a statement, Horsford said, “When the government takes money without proper authority, it doesn’t get to keep it.”

“It’s time to return the money and begin repairing the damage by this reckless trade policy,” he continued.

After the ruling Friday, many congressional Republicans chastised the court’s decision, saying it undermined the president. A handful of Republicans, though, did publicly welcome the ruling for making clear Congress’s authority in tariff policy

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[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

meanwhile elevated prices will 100% stay elevated, or even go up more, while consumers don't get shit

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

To make this right they need to be issuing checks to every american, which they won't do.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

None of these businesses paid tariff costs, they all passed it on directly to consumers.

This is a reckless game of kabuki theatre and in the end it’s going to leave working class people to shoulder the bill as always.

This reeks of the same level of corruption as the PPP loans for which we printed money during Trump’s first term.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How are they going to make whole the people who lost their businesses over this tariff bs?

Agree with what everyone is saying, prices won't come down again because enough people have paid the prices either out of need or ability to absorb the cost.

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Spoiler alert: They won’t.

This will be another gift to the wealthy. Step one: Refund taxpayer money to corpos. Step two: …