Republican congressional leaders push Trump to cancel or narrow his tariff plan
by Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
Mar 06, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Hoping to blunt a move Republicans fear could spark a trade war and backfire politically, party leaders in the House and Senate implored President Donald Trump on Tuesday to narrow or repudiate his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The rare public disagreement between the president and the legislative leaders who have been largely deferential to him came amid widespread Republican concern that Trump's desired tariffs - 25 percent on foreign steel and 10 percent on foreign aluminum - would prompt retaliation that could slow the
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