Well, that was a waste of time, wasn't it? A vote to express support. Then what happened?Sen. Bob Corker appears resigned to the fact that the Senate won’t be acting to rebut President Donald Trump on trade policy before voters go to the polls in November.
The Tennessee Republican had previously talked up the possibility of attaching legislation drafted with Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Patrick J. Toomey to a must-pass reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.
The effort got a lot of attention when it was rolled out, but its apparent death might be much less noteworthy.
The bill would provide a process for reviewing tariff determinations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, like those the Trump administration imposed on steel and aluminum. Specifically, it would require the president to submit to Congress any proposed trade restrictions under Sec. 232 for approval within 60 days.
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With a bicameral agreement reached on the FAA reauthorization that’s become something of a kitchen sink, and the bill needing to move in both the House and the Senate ahead of Oct. 1, Corker’s coalition appears to have no shot of even getting a vote.
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The coalition of GOP critics of the president’s trade agenda, also including Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, won a rather symbolic victory in July. Back then, senators voted, 88-11, to express support for congressional authority over presidential decisions to impose tariffs for national security reasons.
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Not only is there too much power in the executive, there's a lot of bullshit lawmaking in the Congressional.The companion proposal that would carry the force of law has been looking ever since for a legislative vehicle that includes revenue language.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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