{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/following-50-tariff-levied-canada-rep-schneider-senators-gillibrand-and-welch", "FOLLOWING 50% TARIFF LEVIED ON CANADA, REP. SCHNEIDER, SENATORS GILLIBRAND AND WELCH INTRODUCE BILL TO REPEAL SECTION 338 AND REFUND TARIFFS", "2026-08-27", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Bradley Scott Schneider", "S001190", "schneider.house.gov", "schneider", "https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "LINCOLNSHIRE, IL \u2013 Today, Congressman Brad Schneider, a member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, together with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal Section 338 and refund all duties paid under this authority. Over the weekend, trade talks between the United States and Canada broke down, resulting in the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on Canada under Section 338. In response, Canada is pledging dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs slated to come into effect after Labor Day. Canada is Illinois\u2019 largest export market, with over $19 billion in exports in 2024.\n\nIn 2025, Rep. Schneider introduced the Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities Act which would repeal Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. A recent report from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute shows that average household costs for Illinois families have increased by $2,200 as a result of Trump\u2019s tariffs.\n\nEarlier this year, Rep. Schneider brought the CEO Learning Resources, the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case on Trump\u2019s tariffs, as his State of the Union Guest days after the Supreme Court ruled Trump\u2019s tariffs under IEEPA were illegal.\n\n\u201cEvery American deserves a fair shot to get ahead, and Trump\u2019s capricious and costly tariffs are making it exceedingly difficult to simply make ends meet,\u201d said Schneider. \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s brazen and counterproductive trade war only damages the long-standing, mutually beneficial relationship with our neighbor, and second largest trading partner, Canada. This is a bad deal! It\u2019s a bad deal for American families, and it\u2019s a bad deal for American small businesses. I\u2019m proud to work with my colleagues to introduce the aptly named BAD DEAL Act to repeal this outdated tariff authority AND refund the tariff duties paid. We will continue fighting to rein in Trump\u2019s costly tariffs and reassert Congress\u2019 authority before his on-again, off-again trade policy damages our international relationships for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump and Republicans promised to lower costs and make life more affordable, but they\u2019ve used their total power in Washington to make life more expensive than ever,\u201d said Gillibrand. \u201cLet\u2019s be clear: the latest tariffs against Canada are a bad deal for New York families. I\u2019m proud to introduce this legislation to end these costly tariffs and refund Americans. It\u2019s past time for President Trump to stop the political games, get back to the negotiation table, and make a deal that lowers costs and strengthens our economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo good will come of this trade war with Canada. The only thing these tariffs will create is economic pain on both sides of the border, especially for Vermont and the other 33 states that rely on Canada as their largest trading partner,\u201d said Welch. \u201cImposing on-again, off-again tariffs is the opposite of how we should treat our close friends and longtime allies, but it\u2019s endemic to how the Trump Administration operates. I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in leading the BAD DEAL Act to repeal these reckless tariffs and reclaim Congress\u2019 constitutional role in setting our trade policy.\u201d\n\nCosponsors of the BAD DEAL Act include Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10).", 1, "2026-08-27T16:10:01Z", "2026-08-27T16:10:50Z"]], "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://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/following-50-tariff-levied-canada-rep-schneider-senators-gillibrand-and-welch"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8917269296944141, "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"}