Rand Paul Pushes Plan to Cut Trump Tariff Powers – msn/Newsweek
“‘Primarily, the debate really is over whether or not we’re going to have the power of taxation originate in Congress,’ he added, arguing that a president acting unilaterally was ‘a bad way to run a country,’ because future Democratic presidents could use emergency powers to push unfavorable legislation…
“Paul was one of only four GOP senators who had previously voted to oppose Trump’s tariffs on Canada in April and had been outspoken about his opposition to the policy before Trump became president. In an October 2024 op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Paul said that tariffs would lead to higher prices for consumers and that damaging free trade between nations would make them less likely to cooperate…”