Republican Lawmaker Says $2,000 Tariff Dividend Payment Costs Could Be ‘Astronomical’

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), says the money should be used to pay off the national debt.

Blank Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

Another Republican lawmaker said that the cost of a $2,000 tariff dividend payment floated by the Trump administration could cost an “astronomical” amount, signaling more GOP opposition to the measure.

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) told Fox Business on Nov. 28 that sending out the payments to Americans would have to be evaluated to determine the potential cost involved.