Senate approves symbolic criticism of Trump's tariffs following failed efforts to block them
Source: The Washington Post
By Erica Werner
July 11 at 1:25 PM
The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly voted to seek an expanded congressional role in overseeing President Trump’s tariff decisions, a symbolic rebuke reflecting growing GOP alarm over the president’s trade war.
The 88-11 vote came on a nonbinding measure asserting “a role for Congress” when Trump imposes tariffs in the name of national security, as he’s done with steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
Although the provision has no power to force any changes from the White House, it represents Republicans’ first concrete step toward reining in a protectionist agenda that has upended decades of GOP support free trade. Republicans have spent months criticizing Trump’s trade moves in public and private, but they have so far failed to stop them.
Wednesday’s vote does not achieve that goal either. But supporters presented it as a potential first step toward passing legislation giving Congress veto power over some of Trump’s trade moves.
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