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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1072431)	6/7/2018 1:42:22 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1574480

McConnell says screw the Constitution, let King Donald control national trade. The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to impose and collect taxes, tariffs, duties, and the like, and to regulate international commerce. While the Constitution gives the President authority to negotiate international agreements, it assigns him no specific power over international commerce and trade. ..... fas.org McConnell: Senate won't pass bill reining in Trump's tariff authority BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/06/18 11:16 PM EDT Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that the Senate will not pass legislation reining in President Trump's tariff authority, despite frustration within the caucus about the administration's recent trade actions. "We're not going to be, in the Senate, passing a bill preventing the president from what he can legally do under current law," McConnell told Fox News on Wednesday night. Pressed about legislation from Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), McConnell added: "We're not going to be passing that in the Senate." McConnell's comments come as a bipartisan group of senators, led by Corker, introduced legislation that would require Trump to get congressional approval if he wants to implement tariffs under the national security provisions of the trade law, referred to as Section 232. Trump sparked backlash among congressional Republicans after the administration announced late last week that they were slapping steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, ending temporary exemptions for the key trading allies. Republicans worry that Trump's moves could roil the economy months before a midterm election and overshadow their tax reform bill passed late last year. McConnell added during his interview with Fox News that he wasn't "thrilled" about the administration's tariff decisions. But Republican leadership has shown little interest in picking a fight with Trump over tariffs. McConnell told SiriusXM earlier Wednesday that he would not support Corker's legislation, adding that it was an "exercise in futility." His comments on Wednesday come after he told reporters on Tuesday that he would not bring Corker's legislation up as a stand-alone bill but noted that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would be open for amendment. McConnell also said late last week at an event in Kentucky that there was "not much" Congress could do legislatively on tariffs. thehill.com