Rand Paul pushes plan to cut Trump tariff powers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : "Primarily, the debate really is over whether or not we're going to have the power of taxation originate in Congress," he added, arguing that a president acting unilaterally was "a bad way to run a country," because future Democratic presidents could use emergency powers to push unfavorable legislation.
27% : " In a statement sent to congressional offices on Monday, the White House's Office of Management and Budget said Trump would veto the Senate resolution if it is passed.
21% : Paul said during his interview with Fox Business's Larry Kudlow on Tuesday that he had two objections to Trump using executive powers to push through tariffs without congressional approval: "One is the emergency, and then there's the economic objection to tariffs," he said.
14% : Paul was one of only four GOP senators who had previously voted to oppose Trump's tariffs on Canada in April and had been outspoken about his opposition to the policy before Trump became president.

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