Summary
Senators Chuck Grassley and Maria Cantwell introduced the bipartisan Trade Review Act of 2025 to reassert Congress’s authority over tariffs, following Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements.
The bill would require the president to justify new tariffs and submit an economic impact analysis. Congress must approve tariffs within 60 days or they expire; it could also revoke them anytime.
Grassley’s support signals growing Republican concern over Trump’s trade policies.
The bill echoes the War Powers Act (1973), underscoring fears that unchecked trade actions harm U.S. allies, exports, and consumers.
This is stupid. The president only can enact tariffs in the interest of national security. If these spineless fucks ever bothered to do their fucking job in the first place we wouldn’t be here.
losers confirming his nominees, only cory booker has done anything to really stall him. the senate is looking mighty complicit
He really didn’t. What he did was impressive, but it was just a show. He wasn’t even filibustering anything. It was just a signal to voters that at least someone wants to do something.
Booker was auditioning to replace the cowardly, weak, simpering weenie Chuck Schumer. He needs to leave the Senate in disgrace, and let AOC take his seat, and have Booker take his position as Dem Leader. I’m no fan of Booker, but nobody else is strong enough to step up.
Fuck that creep Schumer. I’ll never forgive him for stabbing Al Franken in the back.
Cory Booker isn’t my favorite, but he’s far from my least favorite. He would certainly be a palatable senate leader for me.
That’s more or less where I’m at on Booker, too. Absolutely not my favorite, but a damn sight better than what we have now. Though, admittedly, the bar one would need to jump over to be better than what we have now is in the basement.
Most of that blood was on Gillibrand’s hands.
Oh, I’m aware. She wanted to clear the decks for her presidential run, and she knew Franken would be a nearly unbeatable candidate. Schumer is her state-mate, and Senate leader, and he did the dirty work for her.
Then her campaign flamed out in a few weeks. They ruined a good man’s life for NOTHING. They’re both backstabbing whores.
Best article about their unforgiveable duplicity:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken
I wouldn’t say they ruined his life. He started touring as a comedian again and has a successful podcast now. It ended his career in the senate, but he seems to still be doing all right.
He has recovered, but it isn’t the life he wanted or the kind of enormous positive influence on America that he wanted to make.
Maybe, maybe not. If you offered me the presidency right now, I would take it.
It’s not the life I want. I’m not qualified. But I’d do it for my country. After all, the bar on qualifications is absudly low right now.
It’s entirely likely Al Franken was doing the same.
Yep, it was an ineffectual stunt.
Cory Booker did his filibuster stunt the same day he was scheduled to be leading a senate subcommittee inquiry into the same tech companies who are his largest donors.
Don’t be fooled, it was a clever distraction designed for the optics.