Chuck Schumer: “Congress has the ultimate authority to impose these tariffs.”

“And we hope our Republican colleagues will join with us in rejecting these tariffs because they're such a burden on American families and the cost that they pay. That's it. Let's see. Yep. Again, one final point to reiterate. Congress has the ultimate authority to impose these tariffs. I am urging, for the sake of American families, pleading with my Republican colleagues to buck Donald Trump and not allow him to impose these tariffs on the American people.” (03:39–03:43)

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