Reimbursement for illegal tariffs supported by Nunn and Miller-Meeks are for large corporations, not everyday Iowans

The Trump administration this week launched an online portal for tariff refund applications to comply with court orders to reimburse billions of dollars in illegally collected tariffs. But there's a catch: the refunds primarily  go to corporations, not the everyday Iowans who have been paying the price through higher costs at the checkout counter.

Representatives Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have both repeatedly voted for and supported Trump's chaotic tariffs despite the fact that they cost Iowa businesses $90 million in the first month they were implemented.The portal's complex application process places the burden on businesses to file claims, forcing businesses on Main St. and Wall St. to file in the same manner, no matter their resources. Small businesses will have to weigh the cost of jumping through bureaucratic hoops and waiting 60-90 days for processing, with no guarantee the work will result in a refund or a rejection. Additionally, the hardworking Iowa consumers that have paid for these illegal tariffs are getting nothing returned to them. 

Mike Draper, founder and owner of RAYGUN said that this is another example of this administration taking care of large corporations and no one else. 

“Small business owners should not have to jump through hoops to get back money they never should have had to pay,” Draper said. “The amount of paperwork required to get money back from this illegal tax is preventing us and other business owners from even trying, we are busy working. The biggest companies that have full accounting departments will be the ones that actually have time and resources to do this. Small businesses and consumers have paid in, but the majority of the payout is going to go straight to billionaires and large corporations.”