Democrats Want to Start With Canada. Trump's Veto Pen Is Waiting.

The new majority has promised to roll back tariffs fast. The override math, the legal plumbing and a century of history say the fight will be slower — and more political — than the headlines suggest.

By Clara Hughes

Democrats campaigned against tariffs, and now they say they will act on them. House Democratic leaders are promising “swift action” to reverse some of President Trump’s trade tariffs once the new Congress is sworn in Jan. 3, the Associated Press reported. “We’re going to get out of the gate fast,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, in line to become speaker. The first target is already chosen. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, told the Wall Street Journal he has begun discussing legislation to repeal some tariffs once Democrats take over the committee in January, according to Lianhe Zaobao’s account of that report. “There is overwhelming support for repealing the tariffs on products from Canada,” Wyden said. But wanting to repeal a tariff and repealing it are two very different things. Keep reading