"Republicans have been patient with the President's tariffs until recently, but few significant results have been secured via the trade war,"
"Patience was running thin, and in some respects the Supreme Court decision makes a messy breakup unnecessary."
"A messy public dispute on tariffs between Congress and the President absolutely would have caused political problems for the midterms,"
"Congress should ... take action to give President Trump additional tools to defend our nation against historically unfair trade practices,"
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision finding the President lacked unilateral authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. Many House Republicans had voted to curtail Congress' power to block tariffs while publicly remaining patient as the tariffs produced few significant results. Some Republicans view the ruling as politically protective because it removes responsibility for tariff impacts without forcing a public break with the President. Other Republicans praised the ruling as a constitutional affirmation of congressional primacy on tax and trade policy. Lawmakers now face pressure to consider legislation to codify or replace the struck-down tariffs, complicating midterm strategies.
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