Congress did nothing to stop Trump's tariffs, and people like us pay the price | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Trump gets around this by claiming national emergencies, which allow him to set tariff policy because Congress has delegated the executive branch the authority to do so in times of emergency.
40% : The real death knell for the pipe dream of Congress bailing us out is that Trump has already stated his intent to veto any legislation curbing his ability to tariff, obviously.
34% : Congress should be thanking Trump for reversing course Prior to Trump's decision to backpedal, Democrats made their intention clear: They wanted to force Republicans to choose between voting to ease tariff pain or backing Trump.
32% : Republicans should be forced to make their position clear on the No. 1 issue facing Americans under Trump: the economy.
31% : The problem is that Trump is the one who decides what constitutes a national emergency.
30% : Democrats seemed eager to force a vote on the issue of presidential tariffs, and Republicans should be glad that Trump rescinded his most extreme tariffs so they no longer have to explain that position to voters.
28% : President Trump announced a 90-day suspension of newly imposed tariffs on multiple countries, providing relief to global markets and European leaders.
26% : Going against Trump here could mean a primary challenger, but backing him could subject them to a flurry of attacks from their future Democratic opponents.

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