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28 October
7:57 pm

Congress has passed five bills over decades giving the president power over tariffs.

Plausible

John E. Sununu, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:57 pm
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Why we checked itA specific numerical claim about the number of pieces of legislation delegating tariff authority to the executive branch, which is verifiable against legislative records.
What we foundThe Congressional Research Service counts five statutory provisions that let the president impose tariffs, enacted between 1930 and 1974, and six if the 1977 IEEPA is included, so "five" matches its count.
CorrectedCorrection: Originally rated Overstated. Rating changed to Plausible following post-debate review: the Congressional Research Service counts five statutory tariff authorities, or six including IEEPA, so five matches its count. The evidence is unchanged; the summary was rewritten to match.
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