Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) argued that consumers in the United States recognize why President Donald Trump is utilizing tariffs despite concerns about the current market.

Scalise made the comment when speaking against Congress having a role in restraining the president’s ability to use tariffs, as seven Republican senators, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed support for a bill on the matter. When asked about Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE) plan to introduce the House’s own bill to curtail the president’s role in issuing tariffs, Scalise said did not support it but recognized that these bills are part of a “healthy debate.”

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“President Trump said in the State of the Union, go back and watch the tape, he said, ‘Look, trust me on this, there will be some short-term pain, but long-term, we’re going to get fair trade,’” Scalise said on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo. “Countries are going to have to stop cutting us off, and I think everybody in America gets that, even the people that are concerned about the effects on today’s market or even on today’s prices.”

Scalise said that an ideal outcome to the tariffs would be “zero tariffs by everybody” to level the trading field. He added that people would look back on the tariffs and recognize they are “a good thing,” before noting that the tariffs are why there is “a line out the door” of other countries seeking to negotiate with the U.S.

WILL CONGRESS EVER DO ITS JOB?

On Tuesday morning, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had a “great” call with acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo about getting a “great deal” on tariffs, as imports from South Korea into the U.S. will be hit with a 25% tax beginning Wednesday. This comes after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Sunday that 50 countries are “burning the phone lines into the White House up” to speak to the Trump administration.

The White House has warned that any bill seeking to limit the president’s tariff power would be vetoed. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has also downplayed the possibility of this effort making it far in the Senate.