Article snippet: As President congressional Republicans, and some are strategizing how to block or undo the president's new proclamation. Rather than impose the tariffs across the board, House Speaker Paul Ryan is encouraging the president “to be surgical and specific and go after those specific unfair trade practices.” “I'm just not a fan of broad-based, across the board tariffs, because I think you'll have a lot of unintended consequences. You'll have a lot of collateral damage, not just consumers but businesses,” Ryan said during a town hall meeting Thursday at Home Depot in Atlanta. “So my preference and my hope is, that at the end of the day, we can make this more targeted and surgical, so that we can focus on a legitimate problem - dumping and unfair trade practices, which are taking jobs, without having this kind of collateral damage.” Congressional Republicans expressed widespread concern the move could disrupt the U.S. economy, with countless Republicans urging the president to reconsider his approach by creating exceptions for U.S. allies and trading partners, as he has done, for the time being, for Canada and Mexico. “President Trump’s decision to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will not protect America," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., stated following the president's announcement. “We’re on the verge of a painful and stupid trade war, and that’s bad," Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, said. Rep. Peter Roskam, a senior member of the House Ways an... Link to the full article to read more