Senate Bill To Reassert Tariff Powers of Congress Slowly Gains Steam, but Faces Long Odds

So far, seven Republicans are backing legislation that would force Congress to take an up-or-down vote on the president’s new tariffs.

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President Trump walks to board Marine One at the White House. AP/Evan Vucci

A bill from Senator Grassley to reassert Congress’s role in imposing tariffs is slowly gaining steam in the upper chamber, with seven GOP lawmakers now signing on to the effort. Further losses in the stock market, which many experts say may not subside in the coming week, may push more Republicans to do the same. 

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