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House Democrats proposed urging the Trump administration to repay consumers who paid inflated prices due to tariffs; Rep. Mike Thompson introduced legislation in February for a tariff refund tax credit, described as largely symbolic given Republican control of Congress.
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talkingpointsmemo.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM
House Democrats proposed urging the Trump administration to repay consumers who paid inflated prices because of the president's tariffs
Details: consumers; inflated prices
talkingpointsmemo.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM
Rep. Mike Thompson introduced legislation in February to refund U.S. consumers via a tax credit
Cites: Mike Thompson · Details: February; tax credit
talkingpointsmemo.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM
The tariff refund legislation is 'largely symbolic' because the bill has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House or Senate
Details: largely symbolic