{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6711", "Pingree Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Trump\u2019s Illegal Sweeping Tariffs", "2026-02-20", "2026", "2026-02", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", "pingree", "https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision rejecting President Trump's illegal tariffs:\n\nI\u2019m relieved that the Supreme Court has finally acknowledged Trump\u2019s chaotic tariff policy as a clear case of executive overreach. This is a win for businesses and industries that have struggled to navigate the uncertainty surrounding trade policy that was based on nothing more than the President\u2019s egotistical impulse to impose tariffs on an immediate, boundless basis under the guise of an emergency measure. But while this ruling may provide momentary relief, we must acknowledge that Trump is insistent on reinstating these tariffs through other methods and means.\n\nTrump\u2019s tariffs have done incredible damage to our economy, to our relationships with key allies, and to the pocketbooks of millions of Americans. Maine\u2019s core industries have suffered greatly: falling lobster exports, family dairy farms being pushed to the brink, our lumber and paper companies hit by retaliatory tariffs and rising input costs\u2014the list goes on. Meanwhile, the increased prices caused by Trump\u2019s reckless tariffs are taking a serious toll on Maine households, at a time when many are already struggling with rising inflation, skyrocketing health care costs, and an economy that\u2019s been increasingly rigged to benefit billionaires and big corporations.\n\nWhen used in the right way, tariffs can protect domestic industries. But the president\u2019s chaotic and outright unconstitutional approach\u2014the on-again-off-again threats, the ever-changing numbers, the blatant lies about who actually shoulders the economic burden\u2014has instead destabilized an already fragile economy and isolated us from the rest of the world.\n\nI strongly oppose any efforts by the Trump Administration to reinstate these tariffs by other means, and will fight alongside my colleagues in the House to reassert Congressional authority on trade\u2014even if Republican leadership fails to do so.\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://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6711"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8094259537756443, "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"}