McConnell on vote to undo Trump tariffs against Canada
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"Tariffs on Canada will threaten us with a recession," Paul told reporters on Wednesday.
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Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Thursday that would require congressional approval for new tariffs, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new taxes on a va...
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Paul defended his decision to cross party lines in a speech on the Senate floor in which he quoted American revolutionary James Otis in saying, "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
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Four Republican Senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.
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President Trump early Wednesday blasted four Republican senators who he feared could potentially join with Democrats to block his tariffs on Canadian goods.
A group of Republican senators voted along with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, dealing an embarrassing blow to
With 47 Democrats and independents in the chamber, the resolution required the support of at least four Republicans for approval. Mr. Trump put pressure on the GOP leading up to the vote, urging that "Republicans in the Senate MUST vote to keep the National Emergency in place, so we can finish the job, and end the scourge."
The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of the Democratic-led resolution as Trump rolled out a sweeping tariff plan. It is unlikely to go anywhere in the House.
Senate Republicans are bracing for the passage of a bipartisan bill to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff against Canada, which would deal Trump an embarrassing setback on “Liberation Day,”