No On Trump Tariffs
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. The Federal Court of Appeals has decided that President Donald Trump does not have the power to set tariffs on imports based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says this court’s decision reaffirmed a decision made earlier by a lower court …
SALMONSEN … “It said the President doesn't have authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He doesn't have the authority to impose tariffs. Well, the Court of Appeals said, you know, the lower court was right, so they upheld the Court of International Trade and said no, no authority, Mr. President, to do tariffs under this statute.”
Despite the finding, the Feder Court of Appeals did not force the administration to call off the existing tariffs …
SALMONSEN … “The tariffs continue, but administration, you have until October 14. That's the latest date that you can petition the Supreme Court to hear a case, so we're just going to leave everything as it is. If you decide to make an appeal, then you go on. But right now, even though we have this decision, nothing has changed on the tariff front.”
Salmonsen says the next development in the process could take several months to unfold, IF the Supreme Court decides to hear the administration’s case. So, we might not have a decision until maybe March or April of next year.
