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Jeff Merkley: “There is no law that gives the president's ability to set…”

Featuring: Jeff Merkley, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Oregon

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Families lose and billionaires win, as Chris pointed out. But it's also about this authoritarian takeover, because we're discussing tariffs, but the fact is There is no law that gives the president's ability to set tariffs. That's why we see no other president do that. We're discussing sending $40 billion to Argentina, but there is no law that said send $40 billion to Argentina. (24:47–24:51)

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Asserts that the president lacks legal authority to set tariffs.

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