House Republicans on Tuesday approved a provision that would prevent Democrats from forcing votes for the remainder of the year on repealing recent tariffs implemented by President Trump.
It essentially means that any legislation to undo the national emergency declaration Trump used to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China would have to go through a process subject to approval by House GOP leadership, rather than under a fast-track process that Democrats were hoping to utilize.
Democrats are fuming at the legislation, with Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) – members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade – issuing a joint statement slamming it.
Republicans, though, argue that Democrats are misrepresenting the move.
“We limited a procedural tool between now and the end of December to say that if we want to address that issue, we bring it forward under a rule,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who sits on the House Rules Committee. “That’s all we did. All we said was that we’re not going to let them go play games, which they clearly want to do to undermine the fact that the president is addressing a national emergency. That’s it.”
A House GOP leadership aide added: “This provision simply prevents the Democrats from limiting the President’s authority.”
One source said that conservatives sought to pause the expedited authority for just six months while GOP leadership wanted to pause it through 2026, and the end-of-year date was a compromise.
Posted by John3262005
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Well there goes their plausible deniability. They are all for these tariffs.
Instead of talking to Republicans across the aisle, the Dems should be making catchy videos and creating memes for social media that are intended to provoke the public.
The goal should be to mock the Republicans while blaming them for tanking the economy. The Democrats need to make themselves the party of patriotism, national defense and the economy so that the GOP cannot make that claim.
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What even is this “national emergency” trump is supposedly fighting? immigration, drugs, energy? all things that trump has repeatedly over stated(although energy might actually be a crisis if he keeps tariffing Canada). They keep saying trump is addressing a nation emergency but it just feels like they’re justifying him doing whatever he wants. Every single republican and republican voter is responsible for the gross overreach of power trump is doing
>“That’s all we did. All we said was that we’re not going to let them go play games, which they clearly want to do to undermine the fact that the president is addressing a national emergency. That’s it.”
Guys, the stock market was too high and too many people had jobs. The Orange Moron is doing everything in his power to create chaos and crash the economy down to something manageable.
Checks and schmalances