A month before U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are scheduled to jump to 25% on March 1, freight interests outside the Beltway are concerned about legislation aimed at giving President Donald Trump even more tariff-wielding power.

Introduced in late January by U.S.Representative Sean Duffy (R-Wisconsin), the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act would “give the president more flexibility in responding to foreign tariffs on U.S. products” according to a press release from Duffy’s office. The goal, Duffy stated, is not to raise America’s tariffs, “but rather to encourage the rest of the world to lower theirs.”

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Article by : John Gallagher