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Senate Mulls Legislative Override for Tariffs
JULY 18, 2018
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orin Hatch (R-UT) took to the Senate floor this week, sharply criticizing President Trump’s trade policies and tariffs and promising legislation to curb the president’s authority.
“If the administration continues forward with its misguided and reckless reliance on tariffs, I will work to advance trade legislation to curtail presidential trade authority,” Hatch said on the Senate floor. “I am discussing legislative options with colleagues both on and off the Finance committee and I will continue to do so.”
The Senate last week passed by an 88-11 vote a non-binding resolution, sponsored by Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN), stating that Congress should have an express role in tariffs and trade policy.
Corker has introduced a bill (
S. 3013
) aimed at reining in the president’s authority to impose tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which deals with national security interests.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is reluctant to bring the Corker bill to the Senate floor, because President Trump would immediately veto it, and he doubts there are enough votes in Congress to override the veto.
Hatch’s public split with the Trump Administration along with other key Republicans, along with the rising unease in the business community, may the catalyst for congressional action.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign earlier this month against President Trump’s tariff policies and escalating trade dispute with China, noting the specific damage to individual industries in all 50 states.
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