Chad Squitieri, a law professor at the Catholic University of America, discusses whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) grants the president authority to impose tariffs. In contrast, Peter Harrell, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, argues this interpretation gives Congress a blank check it never intended. The conversation dives into the balance of power between Congress and the presidency, the constitutional implications of tariff authority, and the historical distinction between tariffs and embargoes.
