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Maria Cantwell: “Congress is the dutiful constitutional authority on tariffs.”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Sen. Cantwell Delivers Speech on the Senate Floor on Appropriations, Tariffs, and Health Care

Published | Video Starts at 09:38

… that it's their constitutional duty to play a role here and be responsible for similar to what the Cantwell Grassley Trade Review act says. That is that we are saying Congress is the dutiful constitutional authority on tariffs. And you have to have all trade policies come before Congress in a transparent and consistent fashion. (09:38–09:43)

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Asserts that Congress holds constitutional authority over tariffs.

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