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GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Metal Tariffs
(WASHINGTON) — Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President
Donald Trump’s policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns,
immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next.
But Trump’s decision to seek steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
has provoked rarely seen urgency among Republican lawmakers, who are
scrambling to convince the president he would spark a trade war that could
stall the economy’s recent gains if he doesn’t reverse course.
The issue pits Trump’s populist promises to his voters against GOP free
trade orthodoxy and the interests of business leaders. And unlike recent
immigration and gun policy changes that require legislation, Trump can alter
trade policy by executive action. That intensifies the pressure on
congressional Republicans to change his mind before he gives his final
approval for the penalties as early as next week.
House Speaker Paul Ryan called Trump after the president’s surprise
announcement, and continues to hope the White House will reconsider the
decision. Top lawmakers, including Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., have also offered
the president their own private counsel. Some are appealing to his desire
for a robust stock market and warning the tariffs could unravel some of the
gains they attribute to the tax bill he signed last year. |
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