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CHRISTIANE CORDERO ABC NEWS WASHINGTON SOME REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE RESPONDING IN SUPPORT TO THE SUPREME COURT RULING TODAY. CONGRESSMAN DON BACON SAYS HE FEELS VINDICATED AFTER PUSHING FOR THIS OUTCOME FOR A YEAR. HE SAYS THIS CONFIRMS THAT THE CONSTITUTION’S CHECKS AND BALANCES STILL WORK. SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY POSTED A STATEMENT SAYING HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO REASSERT ITS CONSTITUTIONA
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Lawmakers from Nebraska, Iowa respond to US Supreme Court tariff decision
On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs. In the hours after the ruling was announced, lawmakers in Nebraska and Iowa voiced their thoughts on the decision.”The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress,” said Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, in a statement. “This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I’ve been saying this for the last 12 months. In the future, Congress should defend its own authorities and not rely on the Supreme Court. Besides the Constitutional concerns I had on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs, I also do not think tariffs are smart economic policy. Broad-based tariffs are bad economics.”Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a statement on a similar vein, stating in a news release:”While Congress gave some of its authority on importations to the president when it passed the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Supreme Court has determined that Congress did not authorize President Trump’s use of tariffs. I’m one of the only sitting members of Congress who was in office during IEEPA’s passage. Since then, I’ve made clear Congress needs to reassert its constitutional role over commerce, which is why I introduced prospective legislation that would give Congress a say when tariffs are levied in the future. “President Trump is a very skilled negotiator, and I want him to continue to be successful in expanding market access. He’s already succeeded in deals, including getting American beef into Australia, ethanol and beef into England, rice into Japan and pork into Taiwan. I appreciate the work he and his administration are doing to restore fair, reciprocal trade agreements. I urge the Trump administration to keep negotiating, while also working with Congress to secure longer-term enforcement measures so we can provide expanded market opportunities and certainty for Iowa’s family farmers and businesses.”KETV is monitoring other state and local lawmakers for their reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs.
In the hours after the ruling was announced, lawmakers in Nebraska and Iowa voiced their thoughts on the decision.
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“The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress,” said Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, in a statement. “This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I’ve been saying this for the last 12 months. In the future, Congress should defend its own authorities and not rely on the Supreme Court. Besides the Constitutional concerns I had on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs, I also do not think tariffs are smart economic policy. Broad-based tariffs are bad economics.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a statement on a similar vein, stating in a news release:
“While Congress gave some of its authority on importations to the president when it passed the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Supreme Court has determined that Congress did not authorize President Trump’s use of tariffs. I’m one of the only sitting members of Congress who was in office during IEEPA’s passage. Since then, I’ve made clear Congress needs to reassert its constitutional role over commerce, which is why I introduced prospective legislation that would give Congress a say when tariffs are levied in the future.
“President Trump is a very skilled negotiator, and I want him to continue to be successful in expanding market access. He’s already succeeded in deals, including getting American beef into Australia, ethanol and beef into England, rice into Japan and pork into Taiwan. I appreciate the work he and his administration are doing to restore fair, reciprocal trade agreements. I urge the Trump administration to keep negotiating, while also working with Congress to secure longer-term enforcement measures so we can provide expanded market opportunities and certainty for Iowa’s family farmers and businesses.”
KETV is monitoring other state and local lawmakers for their reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
