【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】 发信人: StephenKing (金博士), 信区: USANews 标 题: 华盛顿的SWAMP反击川普了 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 3 22:59:37 2018, 美东) http://time.com/5184162/trump-steel-tariffs/?xid=homepage GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Metal Tariffs (WASHINGTON) — Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Donald Trump’s policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns, immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next. But Trump’s decision to seek steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has provoked rarely seen urgency among Republican lawmakers, who are scrambling to convince the president he would spark a trade war that could stall the economy’s recent gains if he doesn’t reverse course. The issue pits Trump’s populist promises to his voters against GOP free trade orthodoxy and the interests of business leaders. And unlike recent immigration and gun policy changes that require legislation, Trump can alter trade policy by executive action. That intensifies the pressure on congressional Republicans to change his mind before he gives his final approval for the penalties as early as next week. House Speaker Paul Ryan called Trump after the president’s surprise announcement, and continues to hope the White House will reconsider the decision. Top lawmakers, including Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., have also offered the president their own private counsel. Some are appealing to his desire for a robust stock market and warning the tariffs could unravel some of the gains they attribute to the tax bill he signed last year.