WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks issued the following press release:
As reported in The Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6014527-angela-alsobrooks-trump-tariffs-school-supplies-exemption/), U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, legislation that would exempt school supplies and educational materials from tariffs, helping reduce costs for families, teachers, schools, and local governments.
According to Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation, the cost of back-to-school supplies has increased by nea...