Summary
At least a dozen House Republicans are considering backing Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-Neb.) bill to limit presidential power over tariffs, directly challenging Trump, who has threatened a veto.
The bill would require congressional approval for tariffs to last beyond 40 days and allow Congress to repeal them anytime.
Senators from both parties support a companion bill.
Some GOP lawmakers cite harm to farmers and constitutional oversight duties as reasons to support the measure, though others hesitate due to Trump’s influence and veto warning.
This is theater. First and foremost, even if they could pass the bill through both houses, he would NEVER sign it, and they’d never have the votes for an over-ride. So the concept is already dead in the water.
Secondly, 40 days of tariffs like these would still do incredible economic damage, and still crash the global economy. All he would have to do is run the tariffs for 39 days, and then renew them with a slight change for another 39 days.
So its all a useless ploy to give Republicans the opportunity to say “See we did everything to oppose him as well, but he’s such a genius that he outsmarted us at every turn.”