| August 11, 2025 Hello Jack, Thank you for contacting me regarding tariffs. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond. As you may know, tariffs are taxes that are imposed on goods that are imported from other countries. Over time, Congress has passed legislation like the Presidential Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Act to grant the President the authority to set tariffs and regulate trade with other countries. This provides the President the ability to react to changes in the global market to promote fair trade arrangements for the benefit of the American economy. Please know that I am tracking the tariffs announced by the President in April and will keep your views in mind should legislation related to this topic come to the House floor for a vote. Again, thank you for contacting me. If you would like more information, or to request help with a federal agency, please visit my website at crank.house.gov. There you can sign up for my newsletter or keep in touch with me through my social media. |
Sincerely,  Jeff Crank Member of Congress |
JCH Addendum: I looked up the Trade Promotions Authority act. It doesn’t seem to say what Mr Crank thinks it says. |