WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs:
“While Congress gave some of its authority on importations to the president when it passed the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Supreme Court has determined that Congress did not authorize President Trump’s use of tariffs. I’m one of the only sitting members of Congress who was in office during IEEPA’s passage. Since then, I’ve made clear Congress needs to reassert its constitutional role over commerce, which is why I introduced prospective legislation that would give Congress a say when tariffs are levied in the future.
“President Trump is a very skilled negotiator, and I want him to continue to be successful in expanding market access. He’s already succeeded in deals, including getting American beef into Australia, ethanol and beef into England, rice into Japan and pork into Taiwan. I appreciate the work he and his administration are doing to restore fair, reciprocal trade agreements. I urge the Trump administration to keep negotiating, while also working with Congress to secure longer-term enforcement measures so we can provide expanded market opportunities and certainty for Iowa’s family farmers and businesses.”
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