Congress can act to reclaim trade authority once and for all

Published July 9, 2019 6:49pm ET



Capitol Hill is focused on negotiations over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but there’s another discussion about trade policy that’s happening in the Senate Republican Conference.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently told reporters that legislation to curtail the president’s ability to unilaterally impose tariffs won’t be ready until after the August recess. Grassley has been vocal in his opposition to unilateral tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, although he has also acknowledged their actions are just reflective of a larger problem.

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