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Democratic Attorneys General Oppose Latest Round of Tariffs
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition opposing the Trump administration's proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
- Bonta stated that the President's earlier attempts to impose tariffs were ruled illegal by the courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and urged the Administration to immediately stop the new tariff attempts.
- Bonta emphasized that tariffs are taxes and that the American people should not bear the extra costs imposed by these tariffs.
- Wayne Winegarden criticized tariffs as an unfavorable economic policy that increases costs for U.S. consumers, and the Supreme Court previously declared Trump's tariffs under IEEPA illegal.
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A group of 22 U.S. Democratic Attorney Generals sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Monday (6) criticizing tariffs of up to 12.5% to countries accused of not fighting forced labour, including Brazil. Attorneys state that tariffs, if implemented, would have comprehensive and detrimental effects on the economy, in addition to allowing the Executive Power to usurp the power to tax Congress, by exceeding the limits of Sectio…
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