US EditionHouse votes to override Trump’s Canada tariffs
The House voted 219-211 to end tariffs justified by a national emergency on fentanyl, but reversal requires Senate approval and a possible presidential veto.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-211 to terminate President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats to rescind the emergency declaration.
- The emergency declaration last year used IEEPA to justify the imposition of 35 per cent tariffs, argued by the administration due to illicit drug flow from Canada.
- A failed procedural gambit by Republican leaders enabled Democrats to advance the measure after three Republicans joined Democrats late Tuesday to stop a procedural rule extension.
- The resolution now heads to the Senate, but both chambers must approve and send it to President Trump, who is likely to veto, making rollback uncertain.
- Amid midterm politics, lawmakers cited business unrest and pocketbook concerns, while President Trump warned GOP defectors of retribution; Mast said, `Democrats don't recognize that there is a crisis that it is killing thousands of Americans.
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Die PresseRepublicans and Democrats have jointly voted to lift tariffs against Canada. It is a rare, albeit symbolic, rejection of Trump's agenda.
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Majority in the House of Representatives wants to lift tariffs on Canada. Donald Trump has the option to veto.
US House overturn Trump’s Canada tariffs in rare bipartisan rebuke
The US House voted 219-211 on Wednesday to challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with several Republicans joining Democrats in a rare rebuke of his trade policy. The largely symbolic measure seeks to end the national emergency underpinning the tariffs and now heads to the Senate.
Hastings Tribune
US House defies Trump and votes to end his Canada tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. House passed legislation aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, signaling a growing anxiety over the White House’s economic agenda before midterm elections focused heavily on affordability.
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