Trump requests expanded powers to impose tariffs

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President Trump requested in Tuesday’s State of the Union address that Congress expand his power to impose tariffs, saying he needed to be able to respond faster to foreign countries’ moves in trade wars.

“I am also asking you to pass the United States Reciprocal Trade Act, so that if another country places an unfair tariff on an American product, we can charge them the exact same tariff on the same product that they sell to us,” Trump said.

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