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Grassley seeking veto-proof bipartisan legislation on Section 232

By Brett Fortnam  / March 6, 2019 at 5:43 PM
Corrected Story Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has instructed his staff to work with Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Democrats to craft a bill restricting President Trump's national-security tariff powers that would win enough support to override a veto, he said on Wednesday. Grassley told reporters a Section 232 reform bill would need “massive amounts of support” because “we’ll have to override a veto.” Initial discussions with Democrats have proved promising, he...

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