Senators Try to Limit Trump’s Tariff Power While He Seeks More
- Bipartisan legislation faces uphill battle in Congress
- Trump pushing passage of bill giving him additional authority
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators launched a new attempt to curtail Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs amid an escalating campaign by business groups to force congressional action and the president’s own bid for greater authority.
Trump, who has proclaimed himself “Tariff Man,” has imposed new duties on more than $300 billion in U.S. imports over the past year and threatened more to come on cars, parts and Chinese goods if negotiations now underway don’t result in a deal before March 1.