{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://neal.house.gov/2024/12/18/news-documentsingle-aspx-documentid-4086/", "Neal Statement on CBO\u2019s Analysis of Trump\u2019s Tariff Scheme", "2024-12-18", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Richard E. Neal", "N000015", "neal.house.gov", "neal", "https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\n\nWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the economic effects of tariffs discussed by the President-elect:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s CBO report shows that Trump\u2019s economic plan would lower economic growth and raise prices as our output declines, exports shrink, and other countries stick us with devastating, retaliatory tariffs. It\u2019s the exact opposite of what the American people need right now. We need policies that lower prices at the supermarket and help rebalance a growing disparity between the ultra-wealthy and the workers that power our economy.\n\n\u201cProtecting our workers and businesses is paramount for Ways and Means Democrats, and well-targeted tariffs can be an effective tool in delivering relief. But rather than responsible economic policy that protects our workers and our economy, the President-elect and his billionaire buddies seem to delight in igniting international trade wars. In the meantime, the once-promised 60% tariffs on China seem to magically have come down to a mere 10%\u2014just as the Trump cabinet is filling up with folks that have major business interests before China.\n\n\u201cOur revenue and tariff system should be predicated on what\u2019s best for the American people, their wallets, and our economy \u2013 not the personal finances of the richest man in the world and his merry band of international business barons.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://neal.house.gov/2024/12/18/news-documentsingle-aspx-documentid-4086/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9578161407262087, "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"}