Dan Goldman
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I don't know what else. When history books look at this, the fact that he won this most recent election and even more so that he has corralled and usurped total control of his party. In a way that no president has in modern times.
And to such an extent that I see every day, the Republican majority in the House has completely yielded and turned over all of their own authority to Donald Trump. I mean, they've gone even so far as to use procedural tricks to prevent Congress from voting on the tariffs because they are the leadership is so in cahoots with Trump that you're not allowed.
And to such an extent that I see every day, the Republican majority in the House has completely yielded and turned over all of their own authority to Donald Trump. I mean, they've gone even so far as to use procedural tricks to prevent Congress from voting on the tariffs because they are the leadership is so in cahoots with Trump that you're not allowed.
And to such an extent that I see every day, the Republican majority in the House has completely yielded and turned over all of their own authority to Donald Trump. I mean, they've gone even so far as to use procedural tricks to prevent Congress from voting on the tariffs because they are the leadership is so in cahoots with Trump that you're not allowed.
I think what happened, at least what I'm, I'm not aware of that.
I think what happened, at least what I'm, I'm not aware of that.
I think what happened, at least what I'm, I'm not aware of that.
As I understand what happened is Trump's 10% tariffs are based on a invocation of emergency powers under IEPA, the International Emergency Powers Act.
As I understand what happened is Trump's 10% tariffs are based on a invocation of emergency powers under IEPA, the International Emergency Powers Act.
As I understand what happened is Trump's 10% tariffs are based on a invocation of emergency powers under IEPA, the International Emergency Powers Act.
Yeah, no, very questionable. But within that law, and it is a law. Right. They don't want to vote on that. My colleague in New York, Greg Meeks, the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted that privileged motion, is what it's called.
Yeah, no, very questionable. But within that law, and it is a law. Right. They don't want to vote on that. My colleague in New York, Greg Meeks, the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted that privileged motion, is what it's called.
Yeah, no, very questionable. But within that law, and it is a law. Right. They don't want to vote on that. My colleague in New York, Greg Meeks, the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted that privileged motion, is what it's called.
And what Mike Johnson did, and the Republican majority did, is because it was 15 calendar days before it had to come up, they put in one of the procedural rule motions that the clock will be stopped on that specific resolution if that rule passes.
And what Mike Johnson did, and the Republican majority did, is because it was 15 calendar days before it had to come up, they put in one of the procedural rule motions that the clock will be stopped on that specific resolution if that rule passes.
And what Mike Johnson did, and the Republican majority did, is because it was 15 calendar days before it had to come up, they put in one of the procedural rule motions that the clock will be stopped on that specific resolution if that rule passes.
Just for that one bill, that one resolution.
Just for that one bill, that one resolution.
Just for that one bill, that one resolution.
I mean, right, so it's built into the law that Congress has oversight over an implication of this emergency powers.