Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called on Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) to hold a hearing to investigate how President Donald Trump is implementing his tariff policy. 

Ten Democratic Senators joined Warren in signing a letter to Scott, the Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to see if Trump is appropriately using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which grants the president power to regulate commerce in the case of a national emergency. 

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“The committee has jurisdiction over key aspects of IEEPA and tariffs policy, and we have a responsibility to the American people to exercise our oversight function to scrutinize how the President is using these tools,” the letter stated. 

Trump cited the IEEPA when he enacted his executive order on April 2, which established his “reciprocal” tariffs. 

The president said that current trade practices constituted “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States” because they “suppress domestic wages and consumption, as indicated by large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits.” 

“I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat, Trump said in his executive order.

However, Senate Democrats said Trump’s tariff agenda lacked “a coherent strategy,” causing chaos to ensue in the economy. Warren alleged that big corporations would take advantage and unnecessarily raise prices.

“The President’s tariffs also raise concerns about whether he will repeat mistakes from his first term in handing out exceptions to well-connected friends or companies at the expense of everyone else,” the Senators wrote.

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Trump does not have the full backing of Republican lawmakers regarding his tariff plan. Bills that would grant Congress greater control in approving tariff measures have been introduced in both the House and Senate.

“For too long, Congress has delegated its clear authority to regulate interstate and foreign commerce to the executive branch,” Sen. Chuck  Grassley (R-IA) said in a statement. “Building on my previous efforts as Finance Committee Chairman, I’m joining Senator Cantwell to introduce the bipartisan Trade Review Act of 2025 to reassert Congress’ constitutional role and ensure Congress has a voice in trade policy.”