MA Governor Demands Tariff Rebate Checks: See How Much She Wants For Bay Staters

MASSACHUSETTS — Gov. Maura Healey is calling for rebate checks to be sent to all Massachusetts households after the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs worldwide without Congressional approval last month.

Gov. Healey said on Tuesday that she sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding a $1,745 refund to every Bay State household after she said that data from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee estimated that was the cost on American consumers between February 2025 and January 2026.

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"With approximately 2.8 million households in Massachusetts, my office estimates that $4,886,000,000 is owed to consumers in our state who shouldered the burden of increased costs," Healey said in her letter. "I call on the Trump Administration to immediately formulate a plan to refund tariff proceeds and put money back in the pockets of the hardworking people of Massachusetts. From groceries and household goods to construction materials and consumer products, Massachusetts residents paid more at the register and businesses absorbed higher operating costs.

"Having unlawfully seized over $100 billion dollars from American people and businesses, the federal government must immediately take steps to pay full restitution."

Healey also urged Trump to rescind the 15 percent tariffs he imposed in response to the Supreme Court ruling.

"It makes no sense to stubbornly continue this failed and unlawful policy that increases costs on everyone," she said.

The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs in February, with several Massachusetts Democratic leaders immediately calling for restitution for businesses they said struggled under the weight of the increased costs over the course of the previous year.

"The American people paid for these tariffs, and the American people should get their money back," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said.

The 6-3 decision focused on the president's authority under the emergency powers law and represents a massive rebuke from the court that Trump reshaped over his two terms.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to levy tariffs. But the Trump administration argued that a 1977 law allowing the president to regulate importation during emergencies also allows him to set tariffs.

Other presidents have used the law dozens of times, often to impose sanctions, but Trump was the first president to invoke it for import taxes, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.