Summary

Seven Republican senators, including Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley, have co-sponsored the bipartisan Trade Review Act, which would revoke presidential tariffs after 60 days without congressional approval.

The bill challenges Trump’s sweeping tariff authority, exercised under his recent “Liberation Day” policy.

Though facing a likely veto and limited legislative prospects, the effort signals GOP divisions over Trump’s trade agenda.

Supporters argue Congress must reclaim its constitutional power over trade, reversing decades of authority ceded to the executive branch. A House version is expected from Rep. Don Bacon.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The president has no tariff power.

    Fuck the press.

    The Constitution doesn’t stutter here.

    Article 1 section 8. Fucking read it.

    The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States

    And

    [grants Congress the] “power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.”

    The GOP is at will to end this. They need no approval beyond themselves.

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      Hopefully not too late. But yet, they certainly enabled all the horrors that Trump is visiting on the world.

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    Several Republican senators have signed onto the Trade Review Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington

    Way to work with Republicans on the one issue they give a shit about while doing fuck all for human rights you fucking collaborationist scum

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      Every Republican politican is a massive piece of shit. I don’t know of a single one I’d call honorable and honest.