Larson Applauds Court Ruling Striking Down Second Trump Attempt to Impose Global Tariffs

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Trade Court struck down President Trump’s second attempt to impose tariffs on goods imported into the United States from across the globe. After the Supreme Court ruled in February that the President could not use emergency powers to impose tariffs, he attempted to reimpose them under other dubious authorities. 

“The Supreme Court already rebuked the President's costly tariffs, but Donald Trump sees our Constitution as a mere suggestion to follow, and not the law of the land,” said Larson. “As families are squeezed by sky-high grocery bills and gas prices, his latest round of tariffs is only pouring salt in the wound. The average household has already had nearly $2,000 stolen from them by this administration, and they should not have to pay a penny more. President Trump must comply with the law by ending his illegal tax on the American people and getting families and small businesses the refunds they are owed.” 

According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average household paid more than $1,700 last year thanks to President Trump’s tariffs. As a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, Larson helped introduce legislation to suspend many of President Trump’s tariffs and require Congress to vote before new tariffs can go into effect.  

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in February, he joined Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) to introduce the RELIEF Act, requiring automatic refunds of tariffs and customs duties paid by small and family-owned businesses. Larson and Horsford also wrote to the CEOs of ten major retailers to ensure the tariff refunds they receive from the federal government are passed on to their customers.