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Don Beyer: “Congress must take the power over trade policy back, and we…”

Featuring: Don Beyer, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 02:17

And this acknowledgment that tariffs are driving up prices is equally true for the thousands of other goods on which his tariffs remain. The good news is we can do something about it. Congress must take the power over trade policy back, and we have bills to do exactly this. My Congressional Trade Authority act and Prevent Tariff Abuse Acts would reassert Congressional trade authority over tariffs. We can get it done. No more excuses. We need Republicans to stand up and join us. (02:17–02:23)

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Asserts that Congress should reclaim trade policy power and has bills to achieve this.

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