Sherrill Fights to Rein In Trump’s Tariff Powers

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), alongside top House Democrats, introduced legislation that will end President Trump’s abuse of “emergency” trade authorities, which he is using to impose sweeping tariffs that are crashing the economy and increasing costs by almost $4,000 for New Jersey families.

The legislation would end Trump’s declared national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an authority he is using to levy a blanket 10% tariff on all imports, along with additional massive tariffs on dozens of key U.S. allies such as the European Union, Japan, and Taiwan. The IEEPA is designed to allow presidents to impose financial sanctions on hostile foreign powers that pose a direct and immediate threat to the United States, not impose tariffs on critical U.S. allies without congressional oversight.

“Trump’s tariffs are the largest tax hike on New Jersey families since the 1960s — and they are already putting pressure on families’ budgets, jeopardizing retirement savings for hardworking Americans, and driving our economy towards a recession. Trump does not care, because he and billionaires like Elon Musk are able to line their own pockets with tax cuts paid for by hardworking New Jersey families. I’m fighting back — by reasserting Congress’s tariff authority, which will rein in Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency on a whim in order to implement his massive tax hike on the American people," said Rep. Sherrill. 

Read the full text of the resolution here.

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