Tariffs at the Checkout

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The Constitution, per the Congressional Research Service, grants Congress "the sole authority over the regulation of foreign commerce." So how does a president raise tariffs? Congress handed him spare keys: Section 232 and IEEPA.

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The National Emergencies Act left Congress a brake, a fast-track vote that runs on calendar days. Then a rule tucked into a government-funding bill said: "Each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day." It passed the House 216 to 214. No days, no clock. No vote.

Short cuts

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It wasn't about money. It was about time.

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US imposes 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes

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There was no vote to look up.

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Calendar days would stop counting.

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House GOP moves to turn off ability to force vote

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IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.

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