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Ted Cruz: “There are so many other statutes that allow the president to…”

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

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Mexican Cartel Chaos, SCOTUS Tariff Decision & Olympic Gold

Published | Video Starts at 20:16

And in fact, tariffs were a major tool government used to regulate importation from other countries. So I think the majority decision is wrong. But here's the thing that matters. There are so many other statutes that allow the president to impose tariffs that I think we will see essentially the same regime. It's gonna be a little more complicated. He's gonna have to do a little bit more work. It's gonna require some more legal proceedings. But I think you're gonna see him. (20:16–20:26)

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Asserts that other statutes exist which allow the President to continue imposing tariffs despite the court ruling.

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