Odaily Planet Daily News - U.S. House Speaker Johnson said on Monday that the House will give Trump "room" to implement his massive global tariff system, even if some Republican lawmakers publicly pleaded with Trump to negotiate a way to cancel tariffs before the tariffs take effect on Wednesday.
Johnson said: "We will give him the necessary space to implement policies and then see how things develop." The speaker went on to say that Trump is "actively involved and trying to solve" the trade deficit. Republican opposition has taken the form of bipartisan legislation that aims to take back Congress' power over tariffs from the president.
Previously, Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa proposed legislation to limit the president's unilateral power to impose tariffs. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) plans to introduce the House version of the legislation on Monday. Due to strong opposition from a group of fiscal conservatives, Johnson refused on Monday to publicly commit to submitting the revised Senate budget plan to the House for a vote this week. However, some senior Republican aides said that the current plan is still to hold a final vote on Wednesday afternoon as originally planned. (Politico)