Klobuchar Statement on the U.S. Appeals Court Rejecting President Trump’s Tariff Taxes

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the U.S. appeals court ruling on President Trump's tariff taxes.

"This reaffirms Congressional authority over tariffs. Instead of raising costs with tariff taxes, the President should be focused on bringing relief to the American people and lowering costs. As the court emphasized, 'The core Congressional power to impose taxes such as tariffs is vested exclusively in the legislative branch by the Constitution.' The President clearly overstepped his authority with these across-the-board tariffs."

In April, the Senate passed Klobuchar's bipartisan resolution with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) to reverse President Trump's across-the-board tariffs on Canadian goods.

Klobuchar joined Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to introduce the Trade Review Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that would bring stability and accountability to U.S. trade policy by reasserting limits on the president's ability to unilaterally impose tariffs without the approval of Congress.

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