The Senate Just Passed Rand Paul’s Bill To Block Trump’s Tariffs on Canada
Just hours after President Donald Trump announced massive new tariffs on nearly all imports to the United States, a bipartisan group of senators made the first push to stop the most nonsensical part of Trump’s global trade war.
With a 51-48 vote, the Senate approved a resolution to block Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada, which he imposed by declaring an economic emergency in early February. The measure to cancel that emergency declaration, sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) and Rand Paul (R–Ky), faces an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled House and a near-certain veto if it reaches Trump’s desk—but it also represents a small glimmer of hope, as it is the the first serious attempt by Congress at limiting the president’s ability to smash free trade.
Paul was joined by three other Republicans—former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.), as well as Sens. Susan Collins (R–Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R–Alaska)—and nearly all Democrats in voting to end the economic emergency.
In remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, Paul outlined the many reasons for America to avoid a trade war with Canada. Perhaps the most important is also the most straightforward.
“We’re not at war with Canada,” Paul said. “They’re an ally that buys more of our stuff than almost any other country in the world.”
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