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Richard Neal: “If they demand that the money is paid back, not sure how…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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2025 Government Affairs Forum: Congressman Richard Neal

Published | Video Starts at 49:17

That they could potentially ask for the tariffs to be paid back. Yes. But they have some latitude, of course, to the sjc. What are the options? Well, I mean, If they demand that the money is paid back, not sure how many businesses are going to pass that back to the consumers where it's been collected. There's a certain reality there. The other thing that they could do, and I think Chief Justice Roberts, he has steered a lot of these contentious issues, as you know, in terms of trying to find some consensus. (49:17–49:28)

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Asserts uncertainty about businesses passing tariff refunds back to consumers.

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