{"id":2466943,"date":"2025-07-25T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-proposes-sending-rebate-checks-to-working-americans-modeled-after-covid-stimulus-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T01:11:55","slug":"hawley-proposes-sending-rebate-checks-to-working-americans-modeled-after-covid-stimulus-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-proposes-sending-rebate-checks-to-working-americans-modeled-after-covid-stimulus-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley proposes sending rebate checks to working Americans modeled after COVID stimulus &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawley-proposes-sending-rebate-checks-to-working-americans-modeled-after-covid-stimulus-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466943&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) announced plans to introduce legislation that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-may-send-rebate-checks-to-people-of-a-certain-income-level\/\" title=\"... Says He May ... ... to ...People of a Certain Income Level...\">send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-aim-to-increase-taxes-on-big-oil-amid-record-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Democrats Aim To Increase Taxes On Big Oil Amid Record Gas Prices\">rebate checks<\/a><\/a> to working Americans, inspired by the COVID-19 stimulus payments.This proposal follows former President Donald Trump&#8217;s suggestion to use excess tariff revenue to provide rebates to citizens, while also emphasizing the goal of reducing government debt. Hawley stated that the rebates would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">tax relief<\/a> directly<\/a> to working people and mentioned that his bill would be modeled after the stimulus check plan he worked on with Senator Bernie Sanders in 2020. although specific details and timing of the legislation are still unknown, the bill could gain traction in Congress, which is currently controlled by Republicans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hawley proposes sending rebate checks to working Americans modeled after COVID stimulus<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) said he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-to-introduce-legislation-sending-rebate-check-to-every-working-american\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduce a bill<\/a> to send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stimulus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rebate checks<\/a> to working Americans after President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1948745482484023525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">floated the idea<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the excess tariff revenue could be used to deliver a rebate to the Americans, but also said he still wanted to pay down the government&rsquo;s debt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3482476\/britt-gop-senators-trump-disburse-delayed-nih-funds\/\">Britt leads GOP senators calling for Trump to disburse delayed NIH funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3482140\/trump-endorsement-mike-rogers-michigan-senate-nomination\/\">Trump&rsquo;s endorsement puts Mike Rogers on fast track to win Michigan Senate nomination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3481876\/north-carolina-senate-race-showdown-cooper-whatley-2026\/\">North Carolina Senate showdown &#8216;a true toss-up&#8217; as Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley inch closer to 2026 bids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I will introduce legislation in the Senate to send a rebate check to every working person in America,&rdquo; Hawley said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1948750654425407994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X, reacting to Trump&rsquo;s idea.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Missouri senator told the <em>Washington Examiner:<\/em> &ldquo;Working people deserve&nbsp;to get some tax relief here. And this is a terrific way to deliver it to them. It&rsquo;s an opportunity to put cash right back in the hands of working Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&rsquo;s office also told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that he will model the legislation &ldquo;after the stimulus checks proposal he worked on with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during COVID.&rdquo; The pair, both populists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/in-the-news\/sens-bernie-sanders-and-josh-hawley-team-up-in-push-for-second-1200-stimulus-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">came together<\/a> to support a second round of $1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-ask-biden-why-trillions-in-covid-stimulus-somehow-havent-paid-for-covid-testing-kits\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Ask Biden Why Trillions In COVID Stimulus Somehow Haven\u2019t Paid For COVID Testing Kits\">200 stimulus checks<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on tariff revenue: We have so much money coming in, we&#8217;re thinking about a little rebate but the big thing we want to do is pay down debt. We&#8217;re thinking about a rebate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yFWBlCGdpa\">pic.twitter.com\/yFWBlCGdpa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1948745482484023525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump responded to a reporter&rsquo;s question about the rebates earlier Friday, saying, &ldquo;We are thinking about a rebate because we have so much money coming in from tariffs that a little rebate for people of a certain income level might be very nice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president issued sweeping tariffs earlier this year that he has dialed back at various points, corresponding to either market panic or whether he makes trade deals with certain countries. The tariffs will generate revenue, but experts warned they could raise consumer prices.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&rsquo;s bill has yet to be introduced. It&rsquo;s unclear when the legislation will be introduced or what the details of the rebate check-in will be. The president did not specify how much the rebate would be, just that it would be given to people of &ldquo;certain income&rdquo; levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3482300\/trump-floats-rebate-checks-tariff-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP FLOATS HANDING OUT REBATE CHECKS FROM TARIFF REVENUE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any nationwide rebate would have to be approved by Congress. Hawley could team with a senator like Sanders to introduce the bill to increase its chances of passing.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans control the House and Senate, making it likely such a rebate bill could pass if it hits the floor for a vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawley plans rebate checks for workers, like COVID aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2466944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hawley.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59953,50817,59900,32076,59952],"class_list":["post-2466943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-covid-stimulus","tag-hawley-2","tag-rebate-checks","tag-washington-examiner","tag-working-americans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hawley.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466943"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466947,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466943\/revisions\/2466947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}