Congress has ceded, through law, almost all trade and tariff power to the POTUS.
If Trump decides it's a "National Emergency", he can impose a 50% tariff on any and every product entering the US.
This bill by Mike Lee will not even receive 50% of the Republican caucus.
“Lee, who represents Utah...”
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More like “Lee, who represents the U.S. Chamber of Amnesty...err, Commerce.”
A Never Trumper through and through.
Love Trump. Love him. But he’s wrong on trade.
Wouldn’t Trump just veto any bill?
The Uniparty is trying top protect their donors.
They could care less about the nation or the citizens.
“Experts warn that tariffs could actually cost U.S. jobs and make prices go up for Americans — as they have in the past.”
In the past? Well, yes they did make prices go up on autos, for example. But back when the United States employed tariffs, and it has not been all that long, the country enjoyed much more prosperity than it does now, and unemployment was nothing like it is now. When manufacturing occurs in the United States, there are more jobs.
I have had idiots argue the point, but it explains why Mexico was upset over Ford pulling out. At least the Mexicans can add two and two. Looks like the posters who pinged me about the glories of manufacturing going to Asia need to go to Mexico and school them.
McQueeg, Lindsey and Rubio will co sign for sure...
This sob can go the HELL!! It is NOW SHOCK AND AWE and We don’t do anti-trump faggots any more!!
Lee has turned out to be trash.
I guess Lee has Romney’s fingers up his shirt. Make note to self: call this idiot’s office tomorrow.
I guess this act by Senator Mike Lee shows Americans exactly what side he is on in regards to sovereignty vs. globalism. It is well past time to primary Senator Mike Lee.
Lee...another one of those “free” traders who is in the command and control of his rich donors, and the donor class absolutely wants to import cheap labor here, and export manufacturing to cheap labor countries. All they care is more money in their pockets, and damn the unwashed masses of middle class workers.
There is no such thing as “free” trade without fair trade. Nothing in life is free. Getting screwed with $800,000,000,000 trade deficits EVERY YEAR, YEAR AFTER YEAR is not patriotic.
So, Lee is now bad because he wants to follow the Constitution, Article I, Section 8?
Is this jackass still scared to death of Trump?
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/279629-mike-lee-trump-scares-me-to-death
[The aide emphasized that the bill is not just a push against Trump on trade, but part of a broader effort to transfer more legislative power to Congress from the executive branch.]
This is hilarious. They were perfectly fine sitting on their asses when Captain Midnight was president and running wild with executive actions. Now that something threatens their corporate paymasters, they look to limit executive power.
This tells you all you need to know about today’s GOP.
Sounds believable. After all it’s from CNN quoting an anonymous source.
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Then there is always the VETO looming. Let them dare.................
We reaffirm our belief in the protective tariff to extend needed protection to our productive industries. We believe in protection as a national policy, with due and equal regard to all sections and to all classes. It is only by adherence to such a policy that the well being of the consumers can be safeguarded that there can be assured to American agriculture, to American labor and to American manufacturers a return to perpetrate American standards of life. A protective tariff is designed to support the high American economic level of life for the average family and to prevent a lowering to the levels of economic life prevailing in other lands.
There been whined about Trump talking about tariff ..yet these tariff power were vested in the President since the start of the country by the founding fathers...and now congress is going to try to usurp the power
So you have to decide what “Conservative” means