THE Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 in favor of a resolution to end slapping punitive tariffs on Canadian goods under the pretext of national emergency, according to local media reports.
Though the vote is largely symbolic as the resolution still needs to be approved by the US Senate and then by Trump himself, it shows the lawmakers are caught between voting to “lower the cost of living for the American family” or “keep prices high out of loyalty to one person — Donald J Trump,” said Democrat Representative Gregory Meeks, who authored the resolution.
During the House voting process, Trump threatened on his social media: “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time.”
AFP
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