Since President Donald Trump took office, Congress has abdicated its constitutional authority—and responsibility—to "lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises" to the executive branch. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted yet again to prevent itself from reclaiming these powers from the president.

The vote was on a procedural measure that passed out of the Rules Committee on Monday, which included a provision to "extend until March 31 a block on efforts…to end the national emergencies underlying Trump's sweeping tariffs," reports Politico. The measure passed in a partisan 213–211 vote, with only Reps. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), Kevin Kiley (R–Calif.), and Victoria Spartz (R–Ind.) breaking party ranks.

The measure mirrors House Resolution 211, which cleared the House in Mar

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