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Elizabeth Warren: “The statute that he's now using starts with a declaration of…”

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 05:43

Congress has a job right now, and that is to step up and take this authority away from Donald Trump. 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? (05:43–05:48)

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Asserts that Trump's tariff actions are based on a statute requiring an emergency declaration.

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