Senate Passes Resolution Against Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Amid Growing GOP Dissent
The Senate voted 51-48 to challenge Trump’s tariffs on Canada, marking rising GOP discontent despite its likely failure in the House.
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Broad-based tariffs could even have long-term consequences right in our backyard.
McConnell on vote to undo Trump tariffs against Canada: ‘We need to reinforce our allies’
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The resolution is largely symbolic as Trump has already indicated that he “will never sign it.”
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Senate efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States succeeded in a symbolic move.
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Trump has yoked his party, the economy and himself to a protectionist trade policy.
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Amid the anticipated reaction of Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, it is likely analysts and foreign officials will scoff at the implementation of the tariffs on U.S. partners.
List of Republican senators who voted to thwart Trump's Canada tariffs
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Trump is losing support from Republicans on his costly trade war.
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Republicans have expressed varying degrees of unease over Trump’s clampdown on free trade – once a pillar of conservative orthodoxy – but few were willing to cross him, and many GOP leaders and supporters, including the House speaker Mike Johnson, were in the Rose Garden on Wednesday – a day dubbed “liberation day” by the president – as a way of championing the historic barrage of tariffs on goods from overseas he believes will boost American manufacturing.
Republicans join Democrats in Senate vote to rescind Trump Canada tariffs
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In imposing those tariffs, Trump cited border security both for human and drug smuggling.
Senate passes resolution to oppose Trump’s tariffs on Canada—4 GOP vote with Dems
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Senate Democrats hailed the passage of the bill as a big political victory at a time when many in their party feel frustrated over Trump’s aggressive moves to slash the federal government and reshape global alliances.
4 GOP senators vote with Democrats to undo Trump tariffs on Canada
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Many economists are warning that the plan could cause an economic contraction, and GOP senators are already watching with unease as Trump upends U.S. standing with the rest of the world.
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The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is not expected to go anywhere in the House.
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Still, the passage of the bill is a boon to efforts to challenge Trump's tariffs just hours after he announced then.
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Senators in key states now say that the tariffs on Canada — America’s largest trading partner — need to be stopped before they irreparably harm the longstanding friendship.
Republican Senators Join With Democrats To Try and Quash Trump’s Canada Tariffs
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Although Trump has been especially hard on Canada, data suggest that his frustrations may be misguided.
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Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs
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Summary
In a surprising vote, the Senate passed a resolution 51-48 to repeal President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, with four Republican senators joining Democrats. This decision, made even as Trump announced new, steeper tariffs on various imports, highlights rising dissent within the GOP regarding Trump's trade policies. Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, and Mitch McConnell voiced concerns over the economic impact, particularly on jobs and businesses tied to trade with Canada. While the resolution lacks legal force and likely won’t move forward in the House, it signals notable fractures in Republican support for Trump’s tariff strategy.
Perspectives
Senate Republicans face pressure from Trump to oppose a Democratic resolution aimed at nullifying his emergency pCanadafor tariffs on Canada, which he claims are necessary for addressing drug trafficking issues, particularly fentanyl.
Republican senators are divided on supporting Trump's tariffs, with some expressing conceRepublicansconomDemocratss while others are wary of crossing the President, highlighting a significant intra-party struggle over trade policy.
DemocRepublican that Trump's tariffs could negatively impact the American economy and are a means to spur cuts in welfare programs, while some senators warn that most fentanyl enters the U.S. from Mexico rather than Canada.
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