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On the recordApril 9, 2025
After Trump's so-called Liberation Day, the stock market cratered. American businesses halted investments because of the economic uncertainty. Families in Arizona saw their retirement accounts and 401(k)'s nosedive. The biggest financial firms in the country predicted a recession. Now, of course, President Trump caved today, and that was actually the right thing to do. While this constant whiplash may make for a good episode of ``The Apprentice,'' it is no way to run the most powerful Nation and the largest economy in the world. The Framers of the Constitution wisely gave Congress, not the President, power over trade and international commerce. My colleagues and I introduced a resolution to this body yesterday reasserting that critical authority. Even a few brave Republicans are willing to stand up to President Trump and their own party on this critical issue. Sadly, Speaker Johnson decided to go a different direction. He tucked language into a procedural vote that bans these Republican and Democratic resolutions from coming to the floor for a vote--not even a vote. He is trying to avoid Republicans going on record against supporting Trump's chaos because he knows the American people are sick and tired of this. Enough is enough, Mr. Speaker. ____________________
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Greg Stanton
Democratic · Arizona
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govinfo.gov
Apr 9, 2025

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