{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-statement-trumps-illegal-tariffs", "Rep. McBride Statement on Trump\u2019s Illegal Tariffs", "2026-02-20", "2026", "2026-02", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Wilmington, DE \u2014 Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, which declared President Trump\u2019s global tariffs and tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act illegal:\n\n\u201cFor nearly a year, Donald Trump imposed what amounts to a reckless, nationwide sales tax on the American people. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what my Democratic colleagues and I have been saying all along: these tariffs were illegal, and the Constitution makes clear that only Congress\u2014not the president\u2014has the authority to impose them.\n\n\u201cIn the meantime, families, farmers, and small businesses here in Delaware and across the country have paid the price. Costs have gone up. Consumers\u2019 pocketbooks have been squeezed. The president overstepped his constitutional authority\u2014and not even two of the justices he nominated could support that overreach. This decision is our system of checks and balances at work.\n\n\u201cWhile this ruling is welcome, I am deeply concerned about what comes next. A new 10 percent global tariff will only raise costs further and create more instability here at home and with our allies abroad. There are also serious questions about refunds for those who have borne the brunt of these tariffs and how the administration will ensure consumers\u2014not just large corporations\u2014will receive the refunds they\u2019re owed.\n\n\u201cTariffs can be a legitimate policy tool when used strategically and in coordination with Congress. But reckless, unilateral trade policy creates uncertainty, raises costs, and undermines our economic stability.\n\n\u201cDelawareans deserve trade policy rooted in stability and accountability\u2014not chaos and overreach. And if the president truly respected the rule of law, he would accept the Court\u2019s decision instead of searching for ways around it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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/rep-mcbride-statement-trumps-illegal-tariffs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.362731145694852, "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"}