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Associations scramble to get answers to members on tariffs

The on-again, off-again import tariffs imposed and threatened by the Trump administration come in a dizzying array, under different (and sometimes disputed) legal authority, and vary by country of origin and type of product.Of course, associations are still engaged in traditional advocacy to limit the impact on their members. One example is the National Retail Federation (NRF), which is aggressively leveraging its many small-business members for media appearances and congressional outreach.But the Republican-controlled Congress is showing little interest in bucking a president of the same party by reasserting its constitutional authority over tariffs, even for industry’s benefit.That has… Read More