And that's 337,000 people. We're talking to Senator Ed Markey. Senator, tell us about your press conference on tariffs. Well, The president has been acting unconstitutionally [by imposing tariffs]. He's relying upon a 1977 law which he says gives him the emergency powers to impose tariffs around the world. Now, here's what happened in 1977, Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States. (05:36–05:41)
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Asserts that the president's actions in imposing tariffs are unconstitutional.
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