US EditionHouse GOP blocks Democrats from forcing vote on repealing Trump tariffs
- Republican leaders included a clause in a funding bill that limits Congress's ability to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs, impacting the economy and prices for American consumers.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Representatives Don Beyer and Suzan DelBene, criticized the GOP for giving Trump expanded powers over tariffs, which they argue could worsen economic conditions for American households.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson claims that the GOP can pass the funding measure without Democratic support, despite opposition related to healthcare and veterans' benefits funding cuts.
- Democrats expressed concerns that the funding bill undermines Congress's constitutional authority and harms American consumers.
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GOP lawmaker Don Bacon to introduce Bill today limiting Donald Trump’s tariff authority amid Republican dissent
Rep. Don Bacon plans to introduce a bill on Monday to curb President Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval. The move follows backlash from some Republicans after Trump’s sweeping tariffs rattled markets.
When a day is not "a day"
This is from Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters From An American of today (emphasis added): The Constitution gives to Congress, not the president, the power to impose tariffs. But the International Emergency Economic Powers Act allows the president to...
House Quietly Ducks Trump Tariff Vote
The big news from Congress yesterday was the House passage of a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government open through the end of September, staving off a Friday shutdown deadline. I wrote more here about the bill, which would largely maintain the $1.7 trillion discretionary budget from last year, while increasing defense spending by about $6 billion and decreasing other forms of spending by about $13 billion. The measure passed …
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