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Ted Cruz: “The Court decided narrowly that one particular statute…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Mexican Cartel Chaos, SCOTUS Tariff Decision & Olympic Gold

Published | Video Starts at 18:57

But at the end of the day, I don't think it matters a whole lot. Let's cut to the conclusion. I don't think the consequences of this decision are gonna be all that much. What The Court decided narrowly that one particular statute, ieepa, does not give the President the authority to impose tariffs. Now, mind you, IEEPA gives the President the authority to, quote, regulate importations. Yeah. And so the majority opinion concluded, the president can ban an import from a country, can say, we will import zero German cars into America. (18:57–19:08)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled the IEEPA statute does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.

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