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Elizabeth Warren: “Congress has the responsibility to decide, is it really an…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren on Trump's Tariff Policies and Economic Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 05:49

He has proven how he will use it. But remember, the, the statute that he's now using starts with a declaration of emergency. And in that same statute, Congress has the responsibility to decide, is it really an emergency or not? Are we really in an emergency with Belgium right now? Are we really in an emergency with South Korea? Congress can say, no, there's no emergency. It's a resolution. (05:49–05:56)

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Asserts that Congress must determine the legitimacy of Trump's emergency declarations for tariffs.

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