3 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
How to End the Tariff Debate
While I find the editorial board's legal reasoning more persuasive than Chad Squitieri's ('President Trump's Tariffs Are on Solid Ground,' Letters, Aug. 9), the law professor is right that Congress should resolve this question now. Given the economic harm and uncertainty caused by IEEPA levies, Congress should awaken from its dormancy and amend the law to specify that it can't be used to justify tariffs. Proactively amending IEEPA has the added benefit of ensuring that a court doesn't unduly limit the president's authority under this important statute beyond what Congress intends.
Ben Richmond
