{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/delawares-congresswoman-stands-against-tariffs-harm-delaware-families", "Delaware\u2019s Congresswoman Stands Against Tariffs that Harm Delaware Families", "2025-04-02", "2025", "2025-04", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Delaware\u2019s Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL), Representative Kelly Morrison (MN03) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) led 40 of their colleagues in calling on the Trump-Vance Administration to exempt essential child care items from their tariffs that are raising costs for families already struggling to afford basic necessities.\n\nIn a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the lawmakers voiced serious concerns that the Administration\u2019s sweeping tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China would drive up prices on critical products for infants and toddlers\u2014including car seats, highchairs, strollers, and cribs.\n\n\u201cThese aren\u2019t luxury goods\u2014they\u2019re basic safety items that every parent needs,\u201d said Rep. McBride. \u201cAt a time when families are already facing rising costs, we should be working to ease the financial pressures on parents\u2014not making it more expensive to care for their children. This is about protecting kids, supporting working families, and making sure every baby has what they need to grow and thrive.\u201d\n\nFamilies with young children already spend roughly $20,000 in the first year of a child\u2019s life, including nearly $1,000 on baby safety gear alone. Tariffs on essentials like highchairs, cribs, strollers, and car seats \u2013 which are required by law \u2013 will only make it harder for parents to afford the basics.\n\nIn the letter, lawmakers urged Secretary Lutnick to work with President Trump to either take executive action or establish a waiver process to exempt these essential goods. The members also highlighted a 2018 decision by the first Trump Administration to exclude many baby safety products from previous tariffs, calling on the current administration to follow that precedent and deliver on its promise to lower costs for American families.\n\n\u201cParents shouldn\u2019t have to choose between financial stability and their children\u2019s safety,\u201d McBride added. \u201cThis is a moment to show that we\u2019re serious about building a pro-family economy \u2014 one that lifts up parents, reduces costs, and ensures every child has a healthy start.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:33:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/delawares-congresswoman-stands-against-tariffs-harm-delaware-families"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6254701875150204, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}