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Ted Cruz: “The question is, does the power to regulate imports include…”

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

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

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And then it is given to him the power, once he declares an emergency to regulate importation of of any property from a foreign country. That is the entire basis of the trump tariffs that have been imposed. And The question is, does the power to regulate imports include the power to impose tariffs? Now, on the other side, the constitutional Provision says Article 1, Section 8, Article 1. So make it. The Constitution is structured. Article 1 lays out the powers of Congress. (03:30–03:39)

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Raises the question of whether the power to regulate imports includes imposing tariffs.

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