Paul Ryan has just released a statement in response to Trump imposing his new tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying that the exemptions don’t go far enough:

I say it’s time for Congress to pass Mike Lee’s bill, which would disallow any president from taking unilateral actions on tariffs. It would require Congress to agree with the president on tariffs before they are implemented.

UPDATE: Orrin Hatch criticizes Trump’s tariffs too…







Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, a close Trump ally, rails on Trump's tariff announcement: "Simply put: This is a tax hike on American manufacturers, workers and consumers. Slapping aluminum and steel imports with tariffs of this magnitude is misguided." — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 8, 2018

MORE: Sen. Orrin Hatch on tariffs: “Simply put: This is a tax hike on American manufacturers, workers and consumers." https://t.co/hiIAl2dn94 pic.twitter.com/5cvN7KvyxD — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 8, 2018

Flake says he’s going to try to nullify these tariffs:

NEW: Sen. Jeff Flake responds to Pres. Trump's tariffs announcement: "I will immediately draft and introduce legislation to nullify these tariffs." https://t.co/HdG6BHpDr1 pic.twitter.com/Fr4Jw2XJWY — ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2018



Of course Democrats are praising the move by Trump…

NEW: Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin praises Pres. Trump's tariffs: "I’m glad we are finally standing up for ourselves, and I applaud President Trump’s leadership." https://t.co/HdG6BHpDr1 pic.twitter.com/6DqTCgPBgS — ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2018

MORE: Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown: "Today’s action finally sends a clear message to our trading partners that we aren’t going to allow them to cheat Americans out of their jobs." https://t.co/hiIAl2dn94 pic.twitter.com/rx08dQWLRT — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 8, 2018



UPDATE: Here’s Ben Sasse with a blistering statement: