Senate Votes to Block Canada Tariffs Killed by House

The Senate Voted Wednesday, to End the National Emergency that Trump (R) Declared to impose Tariffs on Canada Imports. Four Republicans joined with All Senate Democrats to Approve the Measure, which passed 50 to 46. But it won’t go into Effect, because it would still need to be Approved by the House, which Voted earlier this year, to Block All Legislation Challenging Trump’s Tariffs until March 2026. It was the Second Bipartisan Vote against Trump’s Tariffs in as many days, the Senate also voted Tuesday to Block Tariffs on Brazilian Goods, though that won’t take Effect, either.

In a Floor Speech ahead of the Vote, the Resolution’s Sponsor, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), said the Emergency Power was Intended to give the President the Power to Act in “unusual and extraordinary” Circumstances.

“President Trump has stretched this notion of emergency far beyond the language of the statute,” He said, warning Republicans that it sets a Dangerous Precedent. “If President Trump can name anything as an emergency, so can any president henceforth.”

Kaine’s Measure also Passed the Senate in April, with the Support of Four Republicans, but ran into the same Roadblock in the House. The same Four Republicans Voted for it this time: Sens. Mitch McConnell (KY), Rand Paul (KY), Susan Collins (ME), and Lisa Murkowski (AK).

“Protectionists eagerly celebrate the revenue from tariff duties. But they don’t talk nearly as much about how much of that revenue they’ll spend protecting American growers and producers from the avoidable harm of their policies,” McConnell said in a Statement Tuesday, Explaining why He would Vote to Support Multiple Resolutions to Eliminate Tariffs this week.

“Tariffs make both building and buying in America more expensive,” He added. “The economic harms of trade wars are not the exception to history, but the rule. And no cross-eyed reading of Reagan will reveal otherwise.” However, most Senate Republicans Voted to Reject Kaine’s Resolution.

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) said in a Floor Speech ahead of the Vote, that the rRsolution is “counterproductive” and could set back Trump’s Efforts to Rectify Trade Imbalances. “The cost of that is being borne by the American people, small businesses and large businesses alike,” he said. “The president’s historic trade negotiations recognize that this can’t continue and nations across the globe need to reduce their trade barriers.”










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