imposts

Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.”

In policy matters, he proved obtuse, recommending, in one of his first initiatives, a blanket cancellation of all trade imposts.

Constitution empowers Congress to make decisions about “duties, imposts and excises,” and generally to oversee issues related to international trade.

The Constitution says “Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises” and “to regulate commerce with foreign nations.”

He began to restrict his riding to top horses assigned high imposts.