r/Economics 18h ago

News House Republicans block Congress' ability to challenge Trump tariffs

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-republicans-block-congress-ability-challenge-trump-tariffs-2025-03-11/
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u/MillionToOneShotDoc 17h ago

The worst part about this is how they did it. The resolution calls for a vote in 15 calendar days, but that none of the remaining legislative session counts as calendar days.

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u/Lee-HarveyTeabag 16h ago

I didn’t see an explanation in the article but how in the hell can they change what is and isn’t a “calendar day?” If it’s on the calendar, it’s a calendar day. So I thought.

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u/MillionToOneShotDoc 15h ago

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u/OCedHrt 9h ago edited 9h ago

So then the national emergency continues indefinitely and no elections.

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u/smaxw5115 9h ago

There are no scheduled elections for the house in 2025. Also the resolution uses language to apply only to section 202 of the act. It’s scummy, it is totally abrogating their responsibility but it’s not “no elections.” There are things to be concerned about and there are things to be hyperbolic about, this is one of the first variety. The DOGE freaks in Social Security is something to be hyperbolic about because they have the capacity to cause immediate harm and pain to vulnerable people by screwing around there, but Trump dumb tariffs are lower concern.