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Scott Bessent: “Congress did give the President authority to put on tariffs.”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Treasury Secretary Bessent responds to Trump's State of the Union address

Published | Video Starts at 05:45

Republicans have the majority in both chambers and codify this in Congress because again, Kristen, I think what you, the American people have been misled with the 232s and the 301s. Congress did give the President authority to put on tariffs. So what we're going to do is the 122s are a bridge for the 150 days. And then primarily with 301ustr will do studies. And those are country studies. (05:45–05:50)

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