{"id":24029,"date":"2026-02-20T11:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=24029"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:51:41","slug":"merkley-applauds-supreme-court-ruling-to-overturn-trumps-reciprocal-tariff-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-applauds-supreme-court-ruling-to-overturn-trumps-reciprocal-tariff-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Overturn Trump\u2019s Reciprocal Tariff Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority to impose the broad, misguided reciprocal tariffs that he put in place in April. Following the ruling, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cToday is a win for farmers, small businesses, and hardworking, middle-class families across the country,\u201d said Ranking Member Jeff Merkley. \u201cFor months, Trump\u2019s illegal and chaotic tariffs have harmed American consumers and businesses, leaving them to foot the bill for rising prices due to Trumpflation. While Trump continues his \u2018families lose, billionaires win\u2019 agenda, we\u2019re using every tool at our disposal to fight back against his reckless policies and build an economy where families thrive, and billionaires pay their fair share.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, the Congressional Budget Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.senate.gov\/ranking-member\/newsroom\/press\/trump-tariffs-will-hurt-economic-growth-boost-inflation-raise-costs-to-families-cbo-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a><strong> <\/strong>Merkley that if the Trump Tariffs were to remain in place, they would slow economic growth, boost inflation, and hurt working- and middle-class families. These tariffs have amounted to a regressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/61877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2.5 trillion tax hike<\/a> on American families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority to impose the broad, misguided reciprocal tariffs that he put in place in April. 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