CEI joins Advancing American Freedom calling on Congress to reassert its control over the the Unconstitutional Tariffs.
Dear Member of Congress:
Your constituents are hurting because of President Trump’s tariffs. That harm will only worsen as the economic losses and price increases multiply over the coming weeks and months.
It is time for Congress to reclaim the constitutional power it never had authority to give away.
Congress should simultaneously pursue several similar approaches to restoring tariff authority to the legislative branch:
- Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Don Bacon have introduced the Trade Review Act, which would require Congress to approve new tariffs within 60 days or they would expire. It would also empower Congress to cancel existing tariffs.
- Senator Rand Paul has supported a joint resolution to end the emergency declaration used to justify tariffs against our northern neighbor, Canada.
- Senator Mike Lee and Congressman Chip Roy could reintroduce the ARTICLE ONE Act, which would end all presidential emergency declarations if not approved by Congress within 30 days.
In order to stop the bleeding, protect Americans’ hard-earned savings, and sustain our unrivaled national economic greatness, Congress must take swift action to reassert its constitutional prerogative over tariff policy.
Sincerely,
Paul Teller
Executive Vice President
Advancing American Freedom
Phillip W. Magness
Ph. D.
David J. Theroux
Chair in Political Economy
The Independent Institute
Kent Lassman
President
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Michael C. Munger
Department of Economics/Political Science
Duke University
Erick Erickson
Host
The Erick Erickson Show
Bruce L. Benson
Professor Emeritus
Department of Economics Florida State University
Paul Gessing
President
Rio Grande Foundation
David Williams
President
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Daniel J. Mitchell
President
Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Ryan Ellis
President
Center for a Free Economy
Chris Cargill
President and CEO
Mountain States Policy Center
Randall Holcomb
Professor of Economics
Florida State University
Will Swaim
President
California Policy Center
Christopher Koopman
CEO
Abundance Institute
Rod Richardson
CoChair
Climate & Freedom International Coalition
Brett Hagerman
CEO
Setting Things Right
Shawnna LM Bolick
Arizona State Senator
District 2
Charlie Gerow
CEO
Quantum Communications
Paul Stam
Former Speaker Pro Tempore
North Carolina House of Representatives
Chelsea E. Thompson, Esq.
General Counsel
Frontline