House votes to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs

Washington — The House voted connected Wednesday to overturn President Trump's tariffs connected Canada aft six Republicans sided with astir each Democrats to rebuke 1 pillar of the president's commercialized agenda. 

The Democratic measurement to rotation backmost the levies passed successful a 219 to 211 vote. 

However, the resolution's transition is mostly symbolic, since it could beryllium vetoed by the president if it clears the Senate, and it did not walk the House with a veto-proof majority. The precocious enclosure voted twice past twelvemonth to artifact Mr. Trump from imposing tariffs connected Canada, with 4 Republicans joining Democrats to o.k. the measures. 

Its transition comes aft GOP Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Don Bacon of Nebraska voted with Democrats connected Tuesday to descend a procedural vote that would person barred lawmakers from overturning the president's sweeping tariffs done July. For months, House GOP leaders person blocked lawmakers from forcing votes connected Mr. Trump's tariff authority, but the prohibition connected challenging the levies expired successful January. 

Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse of Washington, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, Kiley, Massie and Bacon broke with the president successful Wednesday's ballot connected an contented that could person governmental ramifications successful the November midterm elections. Poll aft canvass has shown that Americans mostly disapprove of the sweeping tariffs. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, could lone spend 1 defection with his paper-thin majority. 

"This is beingness with a tiny majority," Johnson told reporters Tuesday night. 

Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democrat to reason the measure. 

Moments earlier the ballot wrapped up, Mr. Trump pushed Republicans not to interruption with him connected tariffs, warning that any lawmaker who votes against his tariff policies "will earnestly endure the consequences travel Election time, and that includes Primaries!"

"TARIFFS person fixed america Economic and National Security, and nary Republican should beryllium liable for destroying this privilege," helium said successful a Truth Social post.

The measure, introduced by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, would terminate the nationalist exigency declared by Mr. Trump past twelvemonth to warrant tariffs connected Canada. Mr. Trump accused Canada of failing to code amerciable migration and cause trafficking. Since then, Mr. Trump has continued to endanger further tariffs against Canada arsenic relations betwixt the 2 allies sour. 

The president has besides threatened oregon imposed higher tariffs connected dozens of different countries to resoluteness what helium views arsenic unfair commercialized practices. Democrats could soon unit votes challenging tariffs connected different countries. 

In November, the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Mr. Trump's authorization to unilaterally enforce tariffs and its determination successful the quality could travel immoderate day. 

Johnson has argued that Congress shouldn't intervene successful the process oregon situation Mr. Trump's economical strategy. 

"The tariffs person been a instrumentality that the president has utilized precise efficaciously to level the playing tract and enactment America backmost connected top, and I deliberation it's incorrect for Congress to measurement successful the mediate of that. Also, remember, this is pending astatine the U.S. Supreme Court," Johnson said successful an interview Wednesday connected Fox Business. "So, I conscionable deliberation we request to intermission Congress's information of this and not get successful the mode of the president and what he's trying to achieve." 

During level statement Wednesday, Democrats maintained that Mr. Trump's commercialized warfare has been disastrous for Americans and questioned wherefore Republicans person ceded legislature authorization to the White House. 

"Will you ballot to little the outgo of surviving for the American families, oregon volition you support prices precocious retired of loyalty to 1 person, Donald J. Trump?" Meeks asked. 

Republicans accused Democrats of downplaying the fentanyl situation and argued tariffs person been an effectual strategy to get countries to enactment successful favour of U.S. priorities. 

"This is Democrats trying to disregard that determination is simply a fentanyl crisis," Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida said. "Tariffs get much attraction than powerfully worded letters, and millions of Americans' lives are being saved due to the fact that President Trump has declared this nationalist exigency and is actively forcing our neighbors, similar Canada, to act." 

Jaala Brown contributed to this report.