Greg Murphy Voted Three Times To Keep Tariffs In Place That Threatened Farming In Eastern North Carolina And Raised Prices On Essential Goods For North Carolina Families

2025: Murphy Voted Three Times To Stop Congress From Blocking Tariffs And Previously Said It Was “The Nature Of Tariffs” To Have Short-Term Negative Effects

2025: Murphy Voted Three Times To Stop Congress From Blocking Tariffs

2025: Murphy Voted For Blocking Expedited Consideration Of Joint Resolutions Terminating Trump’s Tariff Actions And Considering The Senate Amendment To The FY 2025 Budget Resolution. In April 2025, Murphy voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 313) that would provide for floor consideration of the Senate amendment to the fiscal 2025 budget resolution (H Con Res 14). The rule would provide up to one hour of debate on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the measure. It also would block the expedited consideration of joint resolutions terminating President Donald Trump’s tariff actions under the April 2 executive order by providing that each day during the period from April 9, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025, will not constitute a calendar day under the federal law pertaining to terminating national emergencies.” The rule was adopted by a vote of 216-215. [H. Res. 313, Vote #94, 4/9/25; CQ, 4/9/25]

• House Republicans Pushed A Procedural Rule That Would Curb Congress’s Power To Override Trump’s Tariffs. “Republicans are quietly pushing a procedural rule that would curb the power of the US Congress to override Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policy. The House of Representatives’ rules committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would forbid the House from voting on legislation to overturn the president’s recently imposed taxes on foreign imports.” [The Guardian, 4/9/25]

2025: Murphy Voted For Blocking Consideration Of A Joint Resolution To Terminate Trump’s Tariffs. In April 2025, Murphy voted for: “Foxx, R-N.C., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment).” According to the Congressional Record, Rep. McGovern said, “Mr. Speaker, I ask that we defeat the previous question. If we do, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.J. Res. 91, a joint resolution to terminate the reckless tariffs that President Trump has put in place.” A vote for the motion was a vote to block consideration of the bill. The motion was agreed to by a vote of 213-211. [H Res 294, Vote #91, 4/8/25; CQ, 4/8/25; Congressional Record, 4/8/25]

2025: Murphy Voted For Considering The FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Bill, The Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, And The Joint Resolution Disapproving Of An Internal Revenue Service Rule Relating To Digital Asset Sales. In March 2025, Murphy voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 211) that would provide for floor consideration of the fiscal 2025 full-year continuing appropriations bill (HR 1968); the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (HR 1156); and the joint resolution (H J Res 25) providing for congressional disapproval of an Internal Revenue Service rule relating to digital asset sales. It would provide up to one hour of general debate on each measure. It would self-execute the Cole, R-Okla., manager’s amendment to HR 1968 that would make technical corrections. The rule would also block expedited consideration of joint resolutions to terminate national emergencies declared by President Donald Trump on Feb. 1, 2025, by specifying that each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress will not be considered a calendar day under the National Emergencies Act.” The rule was adopted by a vote of 216-214. [H Res 211, Vote #67, 3/11/25; CQ, 3/11/25]

• New York Times: “House Republican Leaders On Tuesday Quietly Moved To Shield Their Members From Having To Vote On Whether To End President Trump’s Tariffs.” “House Republican leaders on Tuesday quietly moved to shield their members from having to vote on whether to end President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, tucking language into a procedural measure that effectively removed their chamber’s ability to undo the levies.” [New York Times, 3/11/25]
• Politico: “GOP Leadership Slipped Language Into A House Rule On Their Stopgap Funding Bill That Would Prevent Any Member Of Congress From Bringing Up A Resolution Terminating Trump’s Declaration Of A National Emergency.” “GOP leadership slipped language into a House rule on their stopgap funding bill that would prevent any member of Congress from bringing up a resolution terminating Trump’s declaration of a national emergency over fentanyl and undocumented immigrants entering the U.S.

The president has used that emergency declaration to justify his tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.” [Politico, 3/11/25]

• Reuters: The Procedural Vote Blocked “The Ability Of Congress To Quickly Challenge Tariffs Imposed By President Trump That Have Rattled Financial Markets.” “The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to block the ability of Congress to quickly challenge tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump that have rattled financial markets. […] The provision was tucked into a procedural vote related to the Republicans' six-month stopgap funding bill.” [Reuters, 3/11/25]

2025: Murphy Supported Tariffs And Said He Did Not Worry About The U.S. Losing Credibility From Tariff Threats

January 2025: Murphy: “I Think Tariffs Can Be Short Term.” “Many options on the list, though, would face opposition from other Republicans, and the party would need to band together almost unanimously to pass any legislation given its slim majority in the House. The House Budget document includes estimates for raising tariffs, for example, putting the revenue generated from a 10 percent across-the-board tariff at $1.9 trillion over a decade. By including tariffs in the legislation, Republicans could formally count revenue they generate against the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts. But many Republicans are hesitant to rely on tariffs as a way to pay the government’s bills, even if Mr. Trump intends to use them to do so. ‘I think tariffs can be short term,’ said Representative Greg Murphy, Republican of North Carolina and a member of the Ways and Means Committee. ‘If China, for example, is undercutting us, if they correct their ways, then the tariffs go away. I think we have to have a dependable tax structure that helps us fund our government over the short term and the long term.’” [New York Times, 1/22/25]

• Murphy: “If China, For Example, Is Undercutting Us, If They Correct Their Ways, Then The Tariffs Go Away.” “But many Republicans are hesitant to rely on tariffs as a way to pay the government’s bills, even if Mr. Trump intends to use them to do so. ‘I think tariffs can be short term,’ said Representative Greg Murphy, Republican of North Carolina and a member of the Ways and Means Committee. ‘If China, for example, is undercutting us, if they correct their ways, then the tariffs go away. I think we have to have a dependable tax structure that helps us fund our government over the short term and the long term.’” [New York Times, 1/22/25]

VIDEO: May 2025: Murphy Said He Did Not Worry About The U.S. Losing The Credibility Of Tariff Threats. HOST: “Obviously we’re seeing this new tariff threat from the President Trump on the EU threatening about 50% or so. Obviously the president said he’s trying to get the best deal possible as part of this, but look it’s a strategy that has come with tariffs being on, scaled down, paused, threatened. I guess the question is clearly a negotiating tactic, but do you worry about losing the credibility behind those threats given what we’ve seen at this point?” MURPHY: “You know, Omar, I really don’t. If the American public truly understood how badly other countries tariffed the United States, I mean India for example, 150, 200% against us prior to any of this tariff movement by the president. I think people would understand how our markets, our profits have been kept out of other countries.” [CNN via YouTube, 06:30, 5/24/25] (VIDEO)

2019: Murphy Said It Was “The Nature Of Tariffs” To Have Short-Term Negative Effects And Acknowledged, “It Has Hurt Our Farmers”

2019: Murphy Said It Was “The Nature Of Tariffs” To Have Some Short-Term Negative Effects. “But Murphy said you don’t have to look any further than renegotiated trade deals with Mexico and Canada to see how Trump’s tough policy on trade can produce positive results. It is ‘the nature of tariffs’ to have some short-term negative effects, he said. But in the long run the tariffs will push China to end longstanding unfair practices.” [Greenville Daily Reflector, 8/19/19]

VIDEO: 2019: In Discussing Tariffs, Murphy Said, “Yes, It Has Hurt Our Farmers. There’s No Doubt About That And Hopefully That’s Going To Be A Short-Term Problem Because We Have To Get Our Trade Balance Corrected.” HOST: “There’s been a recent struggle with China with tariffs and how that could be impacting farmers here in eastern North Carolina. What’s your take on tariffs and their impacts here?” MURPHY: “Well China for the longest time has taken advantage of the United States. And our president has come in and we’ve had other presidents both Republican and Democrat to say that we’re going to realize this problem, we’re going to do something about it. Our president’s doing something about it. He’s using whatever tools he has at his disposal to try to right the ship, to try to actually get free trade with China. And yes, it has hurt our farmers. There’s no doubt about that and hopefully that’s going to be a short-term problem because we have to get our trade balance corrected.” [Neuse News, Facebook, 04:00, 8/12/19] (VIDEO)

2019: Greenville Daily Reflector: Murphy “Downplayed Concerns About The Impacts Of Retaliatory Tariffs Imposed By China.” “Murphy, the Greenville physician and state representative who is the Republican candidate for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, downplayed concerns about the impacts of retaliatory tariffs imposed by China.” [Greenville Daily Reflector, 8/19/19]

• VIDEO: 2019: When Asked Abou The Struggle With China And Tariffs, Murphy Said Trump Was “Using Whatever Tools He Has At His Disposal To Try To Right The Ship.” HOST: “There’s been a recent struggle with China with tariffs and how that could be impacting farmers here in eastern North Carolina. What’s your take on tariffs and their impacts here?” MURPHY: “Well China for the longest time has taken advantage of the United States. And our president has come in and we’ve had other presidents both Republican and Democrat to say that we’re going to realize this problem, we’re going to do something about it. Our president’s doing something about it. He’s using whatever tools he has at his disposal to try to right the ship, to try to actually get free trade with China. And yes, it has hurt our farmers. There’s no doubt about that and hopefully that’s going to be a short-term problem because we have to get our trade balance corrected.” [Neuse News, Facebook, 04:00, 8/12/19] (VIDEO)

2025: Tariffs Threatened Farming In Eastern North Carolina And Businesses Struggled To Price Items In The Wake Of Tariff Uncertainty

Tariffs Threatened Farming In Eastern North Carolina, And One Wilson County Farmer Said About Tariffs, “It’s Unimaginable The Hardships That They’re Creating”

November 2025: WITN: “Farming Is A Livelihood For Many In Eastern North Carolina, But Tariffs Have Imposed Numerous Threats On A Business That’s Dear To The Hearts Of So Many.” “Farming is a livelihood for many in eastern North Carolina, but tariffs have imposed numerous threats on a business that’s dear to the hearts of so many. ‘It’s huge. It’s unimaginable the hardships that they’re creating,’ Wilson County farmer Pender Sharp says. ‘We’ve lost markets that have taken 20 years to develop. We’re losing money. Farms are going bankrupt at the highest rate ever.’” [WITN, 11/7/25]

Wilson County Farmer Pender Sharp Said About Tariffs: “It’s Unimaginable The Hardships That They’re Creating.” “Farming is a livelihood for many in eastern North Carolina, but tariffs have imposed numerous threats on a business that’s dear to the hearts of so many. ‘It’s huge. It’s unimaginable the hardships that they’re creating,’ Wilson County farmer Pender Sharp says. ‘We’ve lost markets that have taken 20 years to develop. We’re losing money. Farms are going bankrupt at the highest rate ever.’” [WITN, 11/7/25]

Businesses, Including A North Carolina Importer, Struggled To Price Items In The Wake Of Tariff Uncertainty

Wall Street Journal Headline: “Six Months Into Tariffs, Businesses Have No Idea How To Price Anything.” [Wall Street Journal, 8/30/25]

Thompson Traders, A North Carolina Company That Imported Items Such As Bathtubs, Struggled To Price Items In The Wake Of Tariff Uncertainty. “How much should a copper bathtub cost? Clifford Thompson is trying to figure that out. Until now, the hand-hammered tubs his family-owned business imports from India have carried a suggested retail price of about $3,300. President Trump’s 50% tariff on copper imports and steep levies on goods from India are forcing Thompson Traders to rethink that price, but settling on a new one isn’t easy. Just this week, the levies on Indian goods doubled to 50%—days before an appeals court late Friday struck down the legal basis for at least part of those tariffs, a ruling likely heading for Supreme Court review. The North Carolina company’s negotiations with big-box retailers over even small price increases are maddeningly slow. And Thompson, the company’s president, isn’t certain what inflation-weary consumers will accept—or how much competitors plan to charge.” [Wall Street Journal, 8/30/25]

• Thompson Traders President: “Everyone Is Struggling To Figure Out What To Do, What’s The Right Decision, Where Do We Set Prices.” “And Thompson, the company’s president, isn’t certain what inflation-weary consumers will accept—or how much competitors plan to charge. ‘Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do, what’s the right decision, where do we set prices,’ Thompson said from the warehouse offices of the 30-person company founded by his mother, Alejandra Ochoa de Thompson.” [Wall Street Journal, 8/30/25]

North Carolina Consumers Faced Tariff-Driven Inflation

July 2025: North Carolinians Experienced Rising Inflation Due To Tariffs. “Rising inflation is starting to show up on North Carolina grocery receipts and in the state’s factories, economists and executives say. Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances.” [WRAL News, 7/15/25]

WRAL News Headline: “‘New Economic Reality’: NC Consumers Face Tariff-Driven Inflation.” [WRAL News, 7/15/25]

2026: Tariffs Were Estimated To Cost Americans More Than $2,500 A Year, With Consumers Shouldering More Of The Burden Than Businesses

Joint Economic Committee Minority: “American Families Will Pay More Than $2,500 Each In Tariff Costs In 2026.” “Even though the Supreme Court ruled that the bulk of President Trump’s tariff agenda was illegal, the administration moved immediately to enact new tariffs that Treasury Secretary Bessent claims will result in ‘virtually unchanged tariff revenue in 2026’. If Bessent’s estimates hold true, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority estimates that American families will pay more than $2,500 each in tariff costs in 2026. Building on its previous tariff cost estimates, the Committee combined official data from the U.S. Treasury Department on the amount of tariff revenue collected since the start of 2025 with independent estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office of the percent of each tariff dollar that is ultimately paid by American consumers. The Committee found that if tariff revenue stays at the level recorded in January 2026 for the rest of the year, American families would in total pay more than $330 billion in tariff costs in 2026, an average of more than $2,500 per household in tariff costs this year. This is substantially higher than the more than $1,700 in average tariff costs that the JEC – Minority previously estimated that families paid during the first year of Trump’s second term.” [Joint Economic Committee Minority, Fact Sheet, March 2026]

Joint Economic Committee Minority: With The Trump Administration’s Projected Tariff Policy, “American Families Would In Total Pay More Than $300 Billion In Tariff Costs In 2026.” “Even though the Supreme Court ruled that the bulk of President Trump’s tariff agenda was illegal, the administration moved immediately to enact new tariffs that Treasury Secretary Bessent claims will result in ‘virtually unchanged tariff revenue in 2026’. If Bessent’s estimates hold true, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority estimates that American families will pay more than $2,500 each in tariff costs in 2026. Building on its previous tariff cost estimates, the Committee combined official data from the U.S. Treasury Department on the amount of tariff revenue collected since the start of 2025 with independent estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office of the percent of each tariff dollar that is ultimately paid by American consumers. The Committee found that if tariff revenue stays at the level recorded in January 2026 for the rest of the year, American families would in total pay more than $330 billion in tariff costs in 2026, an average of more than $2,500 per household in tariff costs this year. This is substantially higher than the more than $1,700 in average tariff costs that the JEC – Minority previously estimated that families paid during the first year of Trump’s second term.” [Joint Economic Committee Minority, Fact Sheet, March 2026]

Tariffs Raised Prices On Essential Goods Like Medicine And Groceries Tariffs Would Raise Drug Prices For Americans

NBC News: Analysts Warned Tariffs On Drug Product Imports Could Raise Prices For Americans. “Analysts are already warning that U.S. consumers could see higher prices due to new tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on drug product imports as soon as next week. But a series of exemptions may blunt the ultimate impact. In a Truth Social post late Thursday, Trump said that any branded or patented pharmaceutical products brought into the U.S. would face a 100% tariff starting Oct. 1.” [NBC News, 9/26/25]

• Trump’s 100% Tariff On Branded Pharmaceuticals Would Apply Only To Companies That Weren’t Constructing Manufacturing Facilities In The U.S. “US President Donald Trump announced a wave of new tariffs, chief among them a 100% tariff on branded pharmaceuticals. The penalty would only apply to companies that aren’t planning or currently constructing manufacturing facilities in US territory.” [Bio Process International, 10/7/25]

New York Times Headline: “Trump’s Tariffs Would Spare Many Rich Drugmakers While Punishing Some Small Ones.” [New York Times, 9/26/25]

Tax Foundation Headline: “Trump Pharma Tariffs Would Raise Drug Prices For Americans.” [Tax Foundation, 8/14/25]

Tariffs Contributed To Rising Prices For Groceries

CNN: Tariffs Contributed To Prices Rising For Groceries. “President Donald Trump pledged to bring down grocery costs. But his administration’s policies are contributing to an acceleration in prices, food economists and companies say. Grocery prices last month rose at their fastest pace in three years, stoked by Trump’s tariffs, a crackdown on immigration, and extreme weather hurting food production. Prices jumped 0.6% in August from the month prior, according to the latest reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they are up 2.7% from a year ago. Food prices are deeply personal to consumers, and weekly grocery bills shape their overall perceptions of the economy. More than half of Americans count grocery costs as a major stress in their lives. Low-income and middle-income Americans, hit the hardest by rising grocery costs, are changing where they shop and what they buy. Companies are also taking extreme measures to appeal to shoppers strained by higher prices, such as bringing back paper coupons.” [CNN, 9/20/25]

Axios Headline: “Grocery Inflation Highest Since 2022 As Trump Tariffs Pile Up.” [Axios, 9/11/25]

Yale Budget Lab: Tariffs Were Expected To Increase Consumer Prices By 1.3%, The Equivalent Of An Average Per Household Income Loss Of $1,800

Yale Budget Lab: Tariffs Were Expected To Increase Consumer Prices By 1.3% In The Short Run. “The 2025 tariffs imply an increase in consumer prices of 1.3% in the short-run, assuming no policy reaction from the Federal Reserve and full passthrough of tariffs to consumers. As a result, TBL assumes the real income adjustment comes primarily through prices rather than nominal incomes. If the Federal Reserve reacted, the adjustment could in part come in the form of lower nominal incomes. This is a pre-substitution number that captures consumer welfare effects. It is the equivalent of a short-run income loss of about $1,800 per household on average in 2025 dollars. The post-substitution price increase settles at 1.1%, a $1,500 short-run loss per household.” [Yale Budget Lab, State of U.S. Tariffs, 10/17/25]

Yale Budget Lab: Tariffs Cost Consumers The Equivalent Of An Average Per Household Income Loss Of $1,800 In The Short-Term. “Overall Price Level & Distributional Effects: The price level from all 2025 tariffs rises by 1.3% in the short-run, the equivalent of an average per household income loss of $1,800 in 2025$. This assumes the Federal Reserve does not react to tariffs and so the real income adjustment comes primarily through prices rather than nominal incomes; if the Federal Reserve reacted, the adjustment could in part come in the form of lower nominal incomes. Annual pre-substitution losses for households at the bottom of the income distribution are more than $1,000. The post-substitution price increase settles at 1.1%, a $1,500 loss per household.” [Yale Budget Lab, State of U.S. Tariffs, 10/17/25]

June 2025: The Congressional Budget Office Said U.S. Economic Output Would Decrease As A Result Of Tariffs

June 2025: The Congressional Budget Office Said U.S. Economic Output Would Decrease As A Result Of Tariffs On Foreign Goods. “U.S. economic output will fall as a result of President Donald Trump's new tariffs on foreign goods that were in place as of May 13, while also reducing federal budget deficits by $2.8 trillion over a decade, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday. In a letter to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and two other high-ranking Democrats, the CBO said the tariffs, which have been challenged in court cases, will raise the costs of consumer and capital goods.” [Reuters, 6/4/25]

• Reuters Headline: “US Congress Budget Office Sees Economic Output Falling From Trump Tariffs.” [Reuters, 6/4/25]