Grassley says Congress 'delegated too much authority to the president' on trade

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

04/08/25 12:02 PM ET


Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to limit President Trump’s trade authority, said Tuesday that he thinks Congress has “delegated too much authority to the president.” “I made very clear throughout my public service that I’m a free and fair trader.

The Constitution gives Congress the authority to regulate interstate and foreign commerce. I believe that Congress delegated too much authority to the president in the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Trade Act of 1974,” Grassley said.

“That said, I support President Trump’s agenda to lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers other countries impose on American goods. I support President Trump’s agenda to get a better deal from China and other countries for our farmers and manufacturers,” he added. His comments Tuesday morning came as the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as part of a hearing focused on the president’s trade policy agenda.

During the hearing, Grassley pointed to Trump’s recent sweeping tariffs, while noting retaliation from other countries after the president levied a 10 percent base tariff on imports from nearly all foreign trading partners last week, as well as higher reciprocal taxes on many of them.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5238065-chuck-grassley-donald-trump-tariffs-trade-war/

[Chasstev365]

1. Old Man Yells At Cloud!

Go Away; you were all in on January 6th!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Great. Grassley weighs in on SCOTUS precedent. He may as well be a Justice too.

All this information, parsing every word and letter, connecting historical dots ... it's dissolving the social fabric, the legal structure, norms, culture. Nothing is untouched.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. NSS

[twodogsbarking]

4. Ya ain't gonna stop him.

But keep tryin'.

[Ocelot II]

5. So the clue bird finally shat on the head of Chuck Grasshole?

But only a little bit, because he still has to maintain his MAGA creds by claiming to support Dear Leader's "agenda."

[Uncle Joe]

6. The Congress gave him too much authority when they refused to convict him of impeachment twice.

Particularly the second time after he betrayed his oath, summoned and directed a mob to attack the United States Congress after lying repeatedly about a stolen election.

Meanwhile he's done nothing during his second term except undermine the best interests of the nation on every level, whether it be social, economics, justice, national security or moral.

The fact that you haven't impeached him yet undermines any stated concern about giving him too much authority.

Riding a tricycle is too much power for him, much less occupying the highest office in the land.

Thanks for the thread BumRushDaShow

[gab13by13]

7. Should have taken a stand

And not passed the CR.

[JoseBalow]

8. Get back to me when you have the 2/3 to override a veto

[wiggs]

9. he is as much to blame as TSF. Certainly if things had gone well (unlikely) he would have tried to bask in

the glory of TSF's great powers of governing and would not have co-sponsored legislation. GOP doesn't do governing. They campaign and gaslight nonstop. This is no different. Trying for gop rehabilitation.

[wiggs]

12. There are a dozen other issues congressional goprs should be challenging the WH on, as well. Where is

legislation for that? Or are they only interested in after-the-fact political shows?

[Buddyzbuddy]

10. Grassley thinks he can have his cake and eat it too.

By leaving this at Johnson's feet. I guess there's nothing the Senate can do?
I'm sure the American farmers will understand as their farms are auctioned off. Chuck has done all he can. We'll, the Republicans will have nothing to worry about, I'm sure.

[benfranklin1776]

11. Ok Chuckling Charlie talk is cheap.

You’re a Senator with actual power to correct that fuckup so throw your gelatinous mass of dead weight behind our efforts to take that power back! Oh that’s right that would require you to have principles and values and to honor your oath to the Constitution and your duty to the people of your state and this country who are being pummeled by your major aiding and abetting of this calamity. Problem is Charlie the truth is you’re now nothing but a Trumpian lickspittle who will become mightily and justly reviled just as he is. 🤬🤬

[Autumn]

13. Congress has delegated too much authority to the president on just about everything he has done.

Much of it illegal .

[Karasu]

14. On trade? Try EVERYTHING. All they've done over the last couple months is give up all their fucking power like good

little brownshirts.

[patphil]

15. So what ya gonna do about it Chuck?

Trump's tariff policy must be hitting Chuck in the wallet for him to stir from his sleep.
Your silence up until now represents the largest delegation of Congressional power to a president in the history of the nation.
Ya shoulda yanked his chain hard two months ago, or is all that other shit he's done fine with you?

[Skittles]

16. FUCK YOU GRASSLEY

how DARE you fucking repukes talk about the fucking CONSTITUTION

[Igel]

17. He's not wrong.

But it's just part of a larger tendency that Congress has had in granting too much power to the Executive branch.

The same problem that (R) have with administrators making rules with fines, running administrative courts that levy fines, etc., etc., reaches the Oval Office. Congress should take back the authority that the Constitution granted it.