Democratic lawmakers push to rein in Trump’s tariff authorities

Democratic lawmakers push to rein in Trump’s tariff authorities

Senate Democrats this week plan to force a vote on President Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada, while some of their House colleagues have introduced a resolution to repeal an almost century-old statute that they fear the president will use to impose “reciprocal” tariffs on a range of trading partners. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mark Warner (D-VA), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, said in…