Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, US Senate Dems tell Trump administration

By: Amelia Twyman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 570

Last Updated: 6 hours, 36 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has failed to refund more than $145 billion in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful, a pair of U.S. Senate Democrats said in a Wednesday letter to the administration’s chief of customs.

Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward Markey of Massachusetts demanded that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott pay out refunds to small businesses for the tariffs that the court later determined President …

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