>Four Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote 51-47 on a resolution to end the base-level tariffs that the president put into place via executive order.
Four republicans are going to be targeted by trump, and therefore the maga cult.
Sagemel on
Now the 25th for him enacting them without their approval in the first place right?
HaroldGreenBandana on
This is a good start, but don’t think this means the Senate is full of clear-headed heroes who are about to start caring for their everyday constituents.
CockBrother on
Hey Johnson, this sounds like yet another reason to keep the house out of session I guess?
sedatedlife on
Thing is i doubt it can get through the house
glass_fully_50-50 on
not sure if this will actually impact anything as the congress also has to agree and trump-d!c%-sucker johnson is not going to allow anything anti-trump to pass. As the article says “Despite the opposition in the Senate, the House is unlikely to take any similar action. House Republicans created a rule earlier this year that will block resolutions on the tariffs from getting a floor vote.”
Historical_Bend_2629 on
John Thune looked at a weathervane and decided to get cracking on optics.
Antipolemic on
I’m not going to hold my breath that this really goes anywhere in the House, but it’s encouraging. Congress definitely needs to take back the authority it ceded to the Executive with respect to tariffs. I understand the original intent of the emergency laws, but Trump is showing in exquisite detail why Congress must never delegate its Constitutional authorities in this manner, unless they build in very specific control parameters which allow them to maintain some degree of control over misuse.
nwgdad on
Does that end the tariffs on the island populated by the penguins?
Permitty on
Did they do this while he was out of town?
thebabes2 on
It’s all performative. this goes nowhere.
Vortep1 on
Bring the house back now to vote on this.
rainshowers_5_peace on
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), the GOP sponsor of the resolution, and Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted for it.
FedrinKeening on
Yes, because they’re not legal…
Umami-Ice-Cream on
I thought tarrifs were good? No? We aren’t going to let him cook us into the ground?
I blame the senate for allowing him to do it in the first place. You don’t get an award for helping clean up the mess you helped cause.
Bishopjones2112 on
I thought Trump can do whatever he wants.
trydola on
Performative nonsense until Republicans in the house also do it (they won’t)
Vegetable-Seaweed591 on
The Republicans know that heading into Christmas, these tariffs are going to be a serious pain point for their constituencies.
Time_Cranberry_113 on
It’s too late. The contracts have been canceled and they will not be coming back. Our global reputation has suffered.
nasorrty346tfrgser on
It is largely performative acts, the GOP knows it that’s why they voted that way. They know Trump would just veto it, so their votes are meaningless.
jazwch01 on
How, if it all would this impact a “Normal” Supreme Court case on tariffs. The case is coming up next week. Does this show that at least one chamber of congress views the tariffs as overstepping? Now I understand that nothing is normal about our current federal government and legal system, but just curious if this vote could be leveraged by legal teams?
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>Four Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote 51-47 on a resolution to end the base-level tariffs that the president put into place via executive order.
Four republicans are going to be targeted by trump, and therefore the maga cult.
Now the 25th for him enacting them without their approval in the first place right?
This is a good start, but don’t think this means the Senate is full of clear-headed heroes who are about to start caring for their everyday constituents.
Hey Johnson, this sounds like yet another reason to keep the house out of session I guess?
Thing is i doubt it can get through the house
not sure if this will actually impact anything as the congress also has to agree and trump-d!c%-sucker johnson is not going to allow anything anti-trump to pass. As the article says “Despite the opposition in the Senate, the House is unlikely to take any similar action. House Republicans created a rule earlier this year that will block resolutions on the tariffs from getting a floor vote.”
John Thune looked at a weathervane and decided to get cracking on optics.
I’m not going to hold my breath that this really goes anywhere in the House, but it’s encouraging. Congress definitely needs to take back the authority it ceded to the Executive with respect to tariffs. I understand the original intent of the emergency laws, but Trump is showing in exquisite detail why Congress must never delegate its Constitutional authorities in this manner, unless they build in very specific control parameters which allow them to maintain some degree of control over misuse.
Does that end the tariffs on the island populated by the penguins?
Did they do this while he was out of town?
It’s all performative. this goes nowhere.
Bring the house back now to vote on this.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), the GOP sponsor of the resolution, and Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted for it.
Yes, because they’re not legal…
I thought tarrifs were good? No? We aren’t going to let him cook us into the ground?
I blame the senate for allowing him to do it in the first place. You don’t get an award for helping clean up the mess you helped cause.
I thought Trump can do whatever he wants.
Performative nonsense until Republicans in the house also do it (they won’t)
The Republicans know that heading into Christmas, these tariffs are going to be a serious pain point for their constituencies.
It’s too late. The contracts have been canceled and they will not be coming back. Our global reputation has suffered.
It is largely performative acts, the GOP knows it that’s why they voted that way. They know Trump would just veto it, so their votes are meaningless.
How, if it all would this impact a “Normal” Supreme Court case on tariffs. The case is coming up next week. Does this show that at least one chamber of congress views the tariffs as overstepping? Now I understand that nothing is normal about our current federal government and legal system, but just curious if this vote could be leveraged by legal teams?