U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse want the feds to give Americans their money back.
The call for action comes after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump overstepped his constitutional limits when he imposed global tariffs without congressional approval.
The Rhode Island Senators and 22 Democratic colleagues have sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding refunds for those who were unfairly forced to pay the costs of Trump's "emergency" tariffs.
The senators say small business owners, importers, manufacturers, and consumers ultimately bore the cost of the illegal taxes and the money does not belong to the federal government.
The senators say the Supreme Court's ruling was a reaffirmation that no president is above the law.
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