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Now, when I've talked to Johnson about this, this has been this has been whittling and been been, you know, decreasing for some time. Congress's power not only on things like tariffs, but on on every on a whole host of everything.
Now, when I've talked to Johnson about this, this has been this has been whittling and been been, you know, decreasing for some time. Congress's power not only on things like tariffs, but on on every on a whole host of everything.
For sure. And we haven't seen that since. I mean, you could make an argument since Jim Wright, to be honest with you.
For sure. And we haven't seen that since. I mean, you could make an argument since Jim Wright, to be honest with you.
For sure. And we haven't seen that since. I mean, you could make an argument since Jim Wright, to be honest with you.
For sure. So, yes, there's no appetite to do that. There's no appetite for Congress to say, well, I mean, listen, there's a there is a vote. And again, as you said, we're talking on April 2nd. There's a vote today on the floor to pass a symbolic, a largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of Trump's national emergency with Canada, which is going to pass Mitch McConnell.
For sure. So, yes, there's no appetite to do that. There's no appetite for Congress to say, well, I mean, listen, there's a there is a vote. And again, as you said, we're talking on April 2nd. There's a vote today on the floor to pass a symbolic, a largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of Trump's national emergency with Canada, which is going to pass Mitch McConnell.
For sure. So, yes, there's no appetite to do that. There's no appetite for Congress to say, well, I mean, listen, there's a there is a vote. And again, as you said, we're talking on April 2nd. There's a vote today on the floor to pass a symbolic, a largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of Trump's national emergency with Canada, which is going to pass Mitch McConnell.
In the Senate. Exactly. Right. And so it's mostly symbolic. But no, I mean, we did it. We wrote this week about this, about how Republicans are worried about the tariff, don't agree with the tariff situation. And but there are those like Jim Jordan and Jason Smith, the ways it means to say we should just let him do what he's going to do because he knows better than we do.
In the Senate. Exactly. Right. And so it's mostly symbolic. But no, I mean, we did it. We wrote this week about this, about how Republicans are worried about the tariff, don't agree with the tariff situation. And but there are those like Jim Jordan and Jason Smith, the ways it means to say we should just let him do what he's going to do because he knows better than we do.
In the Senate. Exactly. Right. And so it's mostly symbolic. But no, I mean, we did it. We wrote this week about this, about how Republicans are worried about the tariff, don't agree with the tariff situation. And but there are those like Jim Jordan and Jason Smith, the ways it means to say we should just let him do what he's going to do because he knows better than we do.
So, you know, and maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. But that's how they think.
So, you know, and maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. But that's how they think.
So, you know, and maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. But that's how they think.
I think it's going to be, you know, you don't want to we don't we can't predict elections. Right. I don't want to. But. Republicans have a very narrow majority.
I think it's going to be, you know, you don't want to we don't we can't predict elections. Right. I don't want to. But. Republicans have a very narrow majority.
I think it's going to be, you know, you don't want to we don't we can't predict elections. Right. I don't want to. But. Republicans have a very narrow majority.
And and that is why, by the way, the shaky economy is why Republicans are pushing this tax bill so quickly, because they want they feel like in 2017, they waited too long to get the bounce that they thought would happen from their tax bill.
And and that is why, by the way, the shaky economy is why Republicans are pushing this tax bill so quickly, because they want they feel like in 2017, they waited too long to get the bounce that they thought would happen from their tax bill.
And and that is why, by the way, the shaky economy is why Republicans are pushing this tax bill so quickly, because they want they feel like in 2017, they waited too long to get the bounce that they thought would happen from their tax bill.