Rand Paul joined several Senate Democrats to introduce a resolution Tuesday that would rescind the national emergency President Donald Trump declared last week to enact sweeping tariffs.
Paul joins Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chuck Schumer of New York, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Peter Welch of Vermont, and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, according to a news release.
“Tariffs are taxes, and the power to tax belongs to Congress — not the president,” Paul said in a statement. “Our Founders were clear: tax policy should never rest in the hands of one person. Abusing emergency powers to impose blanket tariffs not only drives up costs for American families but also tramples on the Constitution. It’s time Congress reasserts its authority and restores the balance of power.”
The resolution will face the difficult task of overcoming Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress and a possible presidential veto, which can be overridden with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
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