Jim Clyburn Explains How Congress Can Stop Unilateral Tariffs

The Traditional Role of Congress in Tariffs

• 🏛️ Traditionally, tariffs were supposed to be introduced and levied by the Congress.

Presidential Authority and Unilateral Tariffs

• ⚡ The Congress has granted presidents the authority to initiate tariffs under certain emergency conditions.
• ⚠️ This allows the current administration to use a unilateral avenue for instituting tariffs, bypassing traditional congressional approval.

Congressional Hurdles to Stopping Tariffs

• 🗳️ In the House, stopping these tariffs requires 218 votes, meaning at least five votes from the opposing party are needed, which are currently unavailable.
• 📉 In the Senate, bringing a bill to the floor requires 60 votes to break a filibuster, and the party is currently 12 votes short.
• ⚖️ Passing a bill to stop tariffs only requires 51 votes, but Republicans are filibustering these issues.

Citizen Action and Political Will

• 🗣️ To overcome these hurdles, citizens must express themselves and speak out to make the administration aware of the error.
• ✅ The only way to stop this is to vote for people who are committed to taking action on these issues.