According to Sen. Rick Scott, Trump may require 60 votes in the Senate to implement his tariff plan.

• President-elect Donald Trump proposed sweeping tariffs while on the campaign trail.
• He imposed a tariff ranging from 10% to 20% on all imports from the United States.
• Whether Trump can impose tariffs without Congress's approval is a topic of debate.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump, the president-elect, proposed new tariffs and claimed he could impose them without Congress' approval.

Whether he could do so is a topic of debate among economists and other experts.

One of three senators running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stated on Sunday that Trump might require Congress' assistance.

"According to Scott on "Sunday Morning Futures," the tariffs will likely need 60 votes in the Senate unless they can be passed through reconciliation with 51 votes."

A simple majority in the Senate can pass tax and spending bills through reconciliation, which avoids the need for a filibuster that requires 60 votes to overcome.

The outcome of the House of Representatives' control is uncertain, which may hinder the passage of legislation.

An import tax, commonly known as a tariff, is typically passed on to consumers when goods are imported into a country. Trump has pledged to impose tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imported goods entering the United States, as well as a minimum tariff of 60% on Chinese imports.

He has suggested other options, including a minimum tariff of 200% on Mexican vehicles and a similar rate for the company if it moves some production from the U.S. to Mexico.

Whether Trump's tariff plan, including the tax on global imports, can be implemented through executive action is a matter of disagreement among economic experts.

In September, Alan Wolff, a former deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization, stated that Trump lacks the power to carry out this action.

Jason Furman, a Harvard University professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration, stated that Trump could use "a lot of different things in the law" to potentially impose across-the-board tariffs, but he could also "assert national security" to justify such actions.

"He stated, "However, it would eventually lead to a court case.""