Trump floats new emergency declaration to impose Mexico tariffs

Source: The Hill | June 4, 2019 | Jordain Carney

Senate Republicans said Tuesday that the administration has floated declaring a second national emergency to implement new tariffs on Mexico, a move that would set up a high-stakes clash with Congress.

GOP senators emerged from a closed-door lunch with White House deputy counsel Pat Philbin and Justice Department officials saying the issue was discussed during the meeting, but that the administration indicated it had not yet reached a resolution on whether or not it would need to take the controversial step.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told reporters that Republican senators pressed administration officials during the lunch on whether or not there would need to be a new national emergency declaration.

“I think that was somewhat up in the air. … I think that’s a distinct possibility but I don’t think there’s any definitive answer,” Johnson added.

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said that the administration is still “working through” if Trump would need to declare a national emergency in order to move forward with the tariffs.

“The way they put it was, they’re still working through all the details on it and they have not decided what their approach is going to be yet with regard to that. That was my understanding,” Rounds said.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said that a new national emergency declaration was discussed during the lunch, while Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) told reporters that the White House indicated it would need a new declaration.

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