Moore urges predictable trade tools, resists blanket tariffs while backing targeted leverage

A caller citing research from the Yale Budget Lab asked whether Congress would vote on a proposed 15% blanket tariff and how lawmakers would refund tariffs judged illegal. The caller said tariffs have increased household costs and asked if Moore would vote no and seek refunds.

Moore said litigation and the courts are central to resolving tariff legality and refunds. He described private conversations with trade officials and said his legislative focus is to provide predictability for businesses: "I want businesses to know what they have ahead of them," he said. He argued for codifying effective trade tools, maintaining penalties for illegal dumping, and avoiding broad, inflationary stimulus approaches such as stimulus checks funded by tariff revenue.

On permitting and energy, Moore said the Speed Act (a permitting reform bill passed by the House) is meant to accelerate project approvals across energy sources — oil and gas, transmission lines, solar and electrification projects — and that reform will help both domestic energy production and transmission upgrades.

Moore said outcomes depend on Supreme Court rulings and future legislative steps. He said he will push for a strategy that balances leverage, predictability, and support for U.S. manufacturing while opposing broad policies that he believes would raise costs for consumers.