Scalise says Congress to have 'robust debate' over $2,000 tariff rebates

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) did not specify if Congress will vote on President Donald Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff rebates, suggesting an alternative option would be to lower the nation’s deficit.

Trump promised last week that everyone outside of “high-income” earners will receive “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person” from his tariffs, which were announced earlier this year. Scalise said there is a “robust debate” over what to do with the United States’s tariff revenue, adding that “a lot” of people don’t think it’ll be long-term as Trump is reaching new trade agreements.