Mark Pocan: “Article 1 of the Constitution gives us the power of the…”

“I mean, he's already been acting unilaterally, and unfortunately, the Republican majorities in the House and the Senate have allowed him to do that. Article 1 of the Constitution gives us the power of the purse, but he's stealing funds that we've approved. The Constitution gives the power of tariffs to Congress, only emergency tariffs to the president, but he's getting away with it.” (04:56–05:01)

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