{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/sens-gillibrand-and-welch-rep-schneider-introduce-bill-to-repeal-and-refund-president-trumps-canadian-tariffs/", "Sens. Gillibrand And Welch, Rep. Schneider Introduce Bill To Repeal And Refund President Trump\u2019s Canadian Tariffs", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Kirsten E. Gillibrand", "G000555", "www.gillibrand.senate.gov", "gillibrand", "https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "**WATCH: Gillibrand Discusses the BAD DEAL Act on CNN**\n\nToday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) formally introduced the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal all tariffs levied under Section 338 of the Tariff Act and refund Americans for all duties paid under this authority. This includes President Trump\u2019s 50% tariffs on Canada.\n\nGillibrand previously announced the bill in August, when Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) also cosponsor the bill.\n\nA trade war with Canada will be detrimental to New York\u2019s economy. Canada is one of New York State\u2019s largest export markets for both goods and services, and the state imports more than $20 billion annually from Canada. Already, New York families have spent over $5,500 more due to President Trump\u2019s tariff chaos and other reckless policies. These new 50% tariffs on Canada are projected to cost businesses and households across the U.S. up to $10 billion annually.\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 Senator 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 Senator 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\n\u201cCanada is Illinois\u2019 largest trading partner. The costly tariffs imposed under Section 338 by Trump hurt everyone and help no one,\u201d said Rep. Schneider. \u201cAmerican families are actively struggling to make ends meet and have had enough of President Trump\u2019s trade war. I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues to introduce the BAD DEAL Act to repeal this outdated tariff authority and issue the refunds Americans deserve. We must rein in Trump\u2019s chaotic and cost-raising tariffs now before he damages our relationship with our friends and neighbors for years to come.\u201d\n\nThe president\u2019s tariffs have previously been found to be unconstitutional and have already raised costs on New Yorkers. Poll after poll after poll have found that a resounding majority of Americans oppose Trump\u2019s tariffs actions that have raised prices and hurt their families.\n\nSenator Gillibrand has opposed President Trump\u2019s tariffs since the start of his administration and worked tirelessly to get the American people their money back. Last year, she joined 14 of her colleagues in introducing the Small Business RELIEF Act to end Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax and refund small businesses their duties paid. In March, she and her colleagues introduced the Small Business Liberation 2.0 Act to exempt small businesses from another set of Trump-imposed tariffs and refund what they had already paid.\n\nThe full text of the BAD DEAL Act can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "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://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/sens-gillibrand-and-welch-rep-schneider-introduce-bill-to-repeal-and-refund-president-trumps-canadian-tariffs/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.399350982159376, "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"}