Lawmakers from Nebraska, Iowa respond to US Supreme Court tariff decision

On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs.

In the hours after the ruling was announced, lawmakers in Nebraska and Iowa voiced their thoughts on the decision.

"The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress," said Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, in a statement. "This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I’ve been saying this for the last 12 months. In the future, Congress should defend its own authorities and not rely on the Supreme Court. Besides the Constitutional concerns I had on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs, I also do not think tariffs are smart economic policy. Broad-based tariffs are bad economics."