Posted 4/16/2025 14:40 (#11191385 - in reply to #11191299) Subject: RE: Trinkets and other stuff.
On point 6: As I understand it, Trump was able to declare an emergency to enact the tariffs. Congress could vote to end the emergency after so many days. BUT the house put wording in another piece of legislation that blocks that vote from happening. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/legislative-maneuver-house-republica...
quote The section reads, "Each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act with respect to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025." unquote