Republicans join Democrats in objecting to national emergency US president declared to impose tariffs

The House voted Wednesday to slap back Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.

The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy.

The resolution seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose the tariffs, though actually undoing the policy would require support from Trump himself, which is highly unlikely. The resolution next goes to the Senate.

  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Who cares?

    Edit: its a meaningless vote that changes nothing. just like your downvotes.

    Yesterday = Tarrifs

    Tomorrow = Tarrifs

    If the vote was symbolic, the symbol is that 211 representatives are fucking fine with this.