Ron Johnson: “I've been original co-sponsor of every bill that's been…”

“So long term they're harmful economically, but they can actually be used beneficially when it gets the attention of people we're trying to negotiate a better deal with. So do you support legislation reasserting Congress's authority over tariffs? Yeah, I've been original co-sponsor of every bill that's been proposed in the Senate [to reassert Congress's authority over tariffs]. This is authority that Congress gave away back in the Great Depression after the Smoot Hawley tariffs.” (03:24–03:30)

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