Senate defies Trump on global tariffs as Republicans join Democrats in rare bipartisan vote
The Senate once again rejected President Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time on a global scale.Lawmakers in the upper chamber went three for three with resolutions meant to terminate Trump’s use...
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The Senate once again rejected President Donald Trump ’s tariffs, this time on a global scale. Lawmakers in the upper chamber went three for three with resolutions meant to terminate Trump’s use of emergency powers to enact steep tariffs on foreign countries . While the previous two were geared toward specific tariffs on Brazil and Canada, the latest would end tariffs on countries around the world. Earlier this year, Trump declared through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that he would enact a base 10% tariff on countries across the world. He argued in his executive order at the time that "national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits" as a reason to pull the trigger on the tariffs. SENATE REPUBLICANS DEFY VANCE'S WARNING, VOTE TO BLOCK TRUMP'S BRAZIL TARIFFS AMID SHUTDOWN Since then, senators have grumbled about the tariffs and made moves to terminate his usage of emergency powers throughout the year. And it’s the second time that this particular resolution from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has been considered in the Senate. The first go-round saw the resolution narrowly defeated 49-49, not because of partisan will but because of absences on the day of the vote. At the time, Sens. Mitch McConnell , R-Ky., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., were expected to vote for the resolution but missed their chance. SENATE REPUBLICANS DEFECT, REJECT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ON CANADIAN GOODS Fast-forward to October, and McConnell joined a foursome of Republicans, including himself and Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rand Paul , R-Ky., to strike down Trump’s global tariffs. Those same lawmakers all voted against the previous two resolutions, too. The other tariff-minded legislation would end Trump’s emergency powers to enact 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods and 35% tariffs on Canadian goods. But they likely won’t go anywhere in the House , which previously voted to reject undermining Trump’…