{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/as-prices-surge-reed-seeks-to-free-americans-from-trumps-costly-tariff-taxes-and-refund-their-money", "As Prices Surge, Reed Seeks to Free Americans from Trump\u2019s Costly Tariff Taxes & Refund Their Money", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "RI", "Jack Reed", "R000122", "www.reed.senate.gov", "jackreed", "https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Instead of addressing the affordability crisis, President Trump is making it worse and driving up prices at the gas pump, grocery store, and on all manner of day to day products and services.\n\nThe Trump Administration\u2019s tariff regime and trade wars \u2013 including the latest trade spat with Canada that includes regressive 50 percent tariffs on many products traded between the countries -- is needlessly driving up costs for American consumers and businesses and sewing uncertainty. According to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, tariffs on imports are already costing households in Rhode Island an average of $3,288 in extra spending and have cumulatively cost the state nearly $1.5 billion.\n\nU.S. Senator Jack Reed says it is time to put a stop to President Trump unilaterally imposing a de facto national sales tax on the American people.\n\nSenator Reed is teaming up with over two dozen U.S. Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would repeal and refund President Donald Trump\u2019s latest tariffs and limit presidential authority to impose tariffs.\n\nThe End Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax Act (S.5390) would revoke and refund Trump\u2019s latest barrage of tariffs and repeal archaic authorities he has used to try and widen his chaotic trade war. This legislation would take back taxing power that belongs to Congress under the Constitution by rescinding trade authority President Trump has misused to place tariff taxes on U.S. imports. The End Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax Act would also undo President Trump\u2019s recent Section 301 tariffs on 60 countries, previously imposed Section 122 temporary global tariffs, and the 50 percent Canadian tariffs, and requires the President to refund businesses for the higher costs these tariffs created. In an effort to simplify and expedite the refund process, the bill mandates refunds of the invalidated tariffs by directing Customs and Border Protection to issue them automatically within 30 days and prioritize relief for small businesses most impacted.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s failed economic policies are making it harder for Americans to make ends meet. His tariff regime and trade wars are costing Americans every day as he continues to drive up prices and lower people\u2019s living standards. Republicans are enabling Trump\u2019s poor decisions while Democrats are working to hold him accountable. The End Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax Act would halt President Trump\u2019s ineffective and unpopular tariff regime and expedite refunds,\u201d said Senator Reed. \u201cThere is a reason the Wall Street Journal called Trump\u2019s actions \u201cthe dumbest trade war in history.\u201d It certainly isn\u2019t benefiting America, that\u2019s for sure. Not only are U.S. businesses paying increased costs for needed commodities like aluminum, but they are also seeing less demand for American made goods and services.\u201d\n\nReed notes that Trump\u2019s trade war tariffs are a major factor in the U.S.\u2019s unexpectedly high and stubborn inflation rate, which ticked up last month and currently stands at 3.4 percent, well above the Federal Reserve Bankss 2 percent long-term target.\n\nTrump\u2019s trade fight with Canada is especially challenging for Rhode Island, which maintains strong economic ties with our neighbors to the north and does a lot of international business with Canada, including attracting Canadian tourists. Rhode Island, whose largest share of foreign tourists came from Canada in 2024, and the entire U.S. are already seeing reduced tourism revenue due to President Trump\u2019s attacks on our closest neighbor. American businesses lost $2.3 billion in Canadian tourism revenue last year, with Canadian travel to the U.S. falling 25% from 2024 to 2025.\n\nPresident Trump\u2019s latest round of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods means products that used to cost $100 now cost $150.\n\nSenator Reed says President Trump\u2019s childish mocking of Canada and renaming Lake Ontario has needlessly antagonized Canadians and created a trade conflict that is straining bilateral relations and deteriorating the long-standing, close partnership between the U.S and its neighbor to the north.\n\nLast year, Reed helped pass two bipartisan resolutions to overturn the President\u2019s previous Canadian tariffs, but the Trump-backed House failed to pass either measure. Reed is urging Congress to again take bipartisan action before Trump\u2019s trade war further escalates. The Trump Administration recently announced that it will bar the import of certain dairy products, motorcycles, and alcoholic drinks from Canada, starting on September 29.\n\n\u201cWorking people deserve a break from Trump\u2019s regressive tariff taxes and trade wars. The End Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax Act would halt these tariffs, offer American businesses some much needed certainty, and provide families with financial relief and refunds. The Trump tariffs have already cost Americans billions of dollars. It\u2019s time for action before Americans are forced to pay billions more for the exact same products that used to cost a whole lot less,\u201d said Senator Reed.\n\nThe End Trump\u2019s Tariff Tax Act is led by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and, in addition to Senator Reed, original cosponsors include U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angus King (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) Makie K. 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