The Senate Resolution on the Canadian Tariffs just passed!

[Wiz Imp]

A big win for Democrats!

Trump tried to bully the Republicans into voting NO but it didn't work. They stood firm and voted with the Democrats.

On this one issue - good job by Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/senate-vote-tariffs-republicans-trump/index.html

Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote

Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy.

The Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48 aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four Republicans who voted with Democrats were: Sens. Rand Paul, who cosponsored the resolution, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell and Lisa Murkowski.

The move amounts to rare bipartisan pushback against Trump in the GOP-led Senate and comes after Trump criticized the measure and urged Republicans to vote against it.

[Nictuku]

1. Now it needs to pass the House

*sigh*

[Bengus81]

10. Pass it in the House and PO'd Moses Mike will send them home for another vacation

[Diraven]

14. He'll never allow to get a vote

Hastert Rule

[Bengus81]

18. He's broke the rule a couple of times so I guess it will be must see TV.

[Gore1FL]

19. There is a path. There is a need for Republicans who want their legislative power back to be involved, however.

I don't know if there are enough.

[Wiz Imp]

33. House Democrats believe they may have found a way to circumvent GOP leaders on the issue of tariff policy.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/senate-vote-tariffs-republicans-trump/index.html

House GOP leaders are not expected to take up any efforts to rebuke Trump over tariff policy – and even moved earlier this year to prohibit such a move. But House Democrats believe they may have found a way to circumvent GOP leaders on the issue of tariff policy.

Rep. Greg Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday that he plans to introduce a privileged resolution to force a vote over tariffs, a procedural move that can be used to bypass leadership and force floor votes.

[radius777]

48. Not a fan of this - let the GOP own the tariff fiasco alone.

Dems should just step aside and let Trump/GOP destroy themselves. When the economy tanks as a result of his tariffs - only then will voters have clarity on how terrible Trump is. Polls showed that voters believed the economy was Trump's strong point. Should that advantage erode, it's curtains for Orange Man.

[MadameButterfly]

50. Yeah but Dems have to try to stop him or

they show themselves helpless against his assault on democracy and everything else.

Not everyone will survive these tarriffs and to ask them to sacrifice their livelihoods to make a point isn't fair.
We shouldn't fear that it won't be bad enough under Trump. It will be. We have to mitigate the damage where we can.

[patphil]

52. I agree Madame. Sometimes you just have to stand shoulder to shoulder for what's right.

This is how you rally the electorate. Challenge Republicans in the House to stand up like the 4 did in the Senate. There isn't a down side to this, even if we lose, we win. Besides, we're going to need Republicans to stand up to Trump at some point.
Blocking tariffs is a very popular rallying point with citizens of all parties, and is a good starting point in generating majorities to reign in Trump's imperial presidency.

[MadameButterfly]

57. Yes, if we can't get the party of money to oppose destroying businesses

how to we get them to vote against Trump on anything?

[Bluethroughu]

56. I thought he was grinder mike?!

[Sneederbunk]

23. Senate resolutions do not go to the House.

[NewDayOranges]

35. Really?

I would not be surprised that a Canadian knows how US government works better than the average US citizen...

[sdfernando]

55. Given where we are now I'd say that the average

US citizen doesn't understand how our government works. We are in some real deep shit!

[MadameButterfly]

58. The networks need to broadcast Schoolhouse Rock for the masses

[Wiz Imp]

36. See Post #33

[NotHardly]

53. Trump will NEVER sign anything Putin prohibits

[rich7862]

2. Still had to pass the house. let us pray.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Links and details, please .

[Raven123]

4. Just saw it on a YouTube PBS feed

[Wiz Imp]

6. Just watched the actual Roll call vote

Will post a link to a news story as soon as I find one from mainstream outlet.

[Wiz Imp]

7. I just edited the original post to link to a CNN article.

[hlthe2b]

5. Some of those R Senators who voted for it NEED to twist some arms in the House among the R's...

I'd hate to see it die there, but without a lot of push...

[calimary]

8. Excellent! Now, go FURTHER.

MORE, Please!

[Wiz Imp]

11. Senator Kaine implied they would push for a similar resolution for Mexico tariffs if this one passed

So I think we will see that next.

[Prairie Gates]

9. A rebuke?

That's it?

[Wiz Imp]

13. It actually ends the state of emergency declaration against Canada

which Trump used as pretense for invoking the tariffs. It has teeth. Unfortunately, Trump will veto if the House passes, but it still is a huge victory and sends a strong message that multiple Republicans are not going to be rubber stamps for Trump on tariffs.

[Prairie Gates]

15. Thanks! That does makes a difference even if he vetoes it

They are normalizing functional opposition to his weirder claims.

[Bev54]

26. It will help when/if Canada takes it to the US courts.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Yes, but these were votes on issues not the issue

Whiskey and Bourbon, proximity to Canada. And ME AK have a lot of Canadians and probably family ties, more so than any other states.

So it's a good vote, but not a breakdown along ideological lines.

[Mike 03]

16. Excellent news. Even if nothing comes of this, it's crucially important

that Canada understand that the vast majority of Americans want nothing to do with Trump's abuse of their country, and that we have enormous affection for Canada and its citizens and are aware that our president is an out-of-control, demented lunatic.

[SSJVegeta]

17. Interesting both Kentucky Senators were on board

Rand Paul was definitely not on my bingo card of defectors.

[Tommy Carcetti]

20. Libertarians tend to be anti-tariff

As a tariff is a tax and any type of tax (whether good or bad) is anathema to libertarians.

Paul fashions himself a libertarian of sorts.

It's a broken clock moment.

[SSJVegeta]

21. Well its nice to see he still has hobbies standing in for his principles.

[bronxiteforever]

25. Kentucky Bourbon sales fall off is killing Kentucky.

[calimary]

28. Color me surprised!

I didn't expect to see ANYTHING good from Rand Paul.

What got into him?

[AllyCat]

31. Kentucky bourbon trade.

[biocube]

43. Libertarianism is a childish ideology.

But he and Ron have always been consistent on their principles.

[marybourg]

42. Bourbon. Canadians drink it.

[RJ-MacReady]

24. I am still amazed

At Mitch McConnell he bears the lions share of the blame for trump not going away and now he thinks he can make it right? I mean by all means speak out but where was this in 2021? Its because he is retiring and no longer cares. Which means all this time he hated trump and what he was doing but stood by for his own power. The redemption arc is a tough sell for me.

[Renew Deal]

27. Why was Paul for it?

"free trade?"

[LisaM]

29. Kentucky bourbon.

It's taking a huge hit.

[Renew Deal]

37. Makes sense

[RazorbackExpat]

38. No more sales of US booze in Canada for the foreseeable future

[Wiz Imp]

39. Paul is strongly anti-tariff in general

It's one of the few issues where he has reasonable thoughts...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-braces-potential-defeat-trump-181932167.html

“Trade is a good thing. Trade is proportional to prosperity, and so tariffs are bad economically,” he said. “It’s a terrible idea to run a country by emergency where representatives to vote on raising or lowering taxes.”

Paul said tariffs “are bad for the country, bad for prosperity, bad for the economy.”

“Our Constitution was very specific that taxes — tariffs are a tax — taxes originate in the House, come to the Senate and then go the president,” he said. “They don’t just go to the president and no one else. What kind of system would it be if all of our taxes and laws were passed by one person?”

[AllyCat]

30. Wow. But only a resolution?

Or is there more teeth to this than it appears?

[Wiz Imp]

32. It does have teeth

S.J. Res. 37; A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

Trump can only legally impose tariffs on Canada due to the emergency declaration so this resolution would end Trump's ability to to unilaterally impose the tariffs. That's a big deal.

[AllyCat]

34. Okay, thank you. I missed that.

[AlexSFCA]

40. do they have a veto proof majority?

[Wiz Imp]

41. Unfortunately No

SO if this does pass the House, Trump will surely veto it. Regardless, it's still significant to show that there a multiple Republicans who do not support Trump's unilateral tariff policies.

[AlexSFCA]

45. not really, effectively dems are helping those repubs keep their senate seats

as they can claim during reelection that they voted against tariffs.

[Wiz Imp]

46. Sheeesh. People complain and complain that Democrats aren't doing enough

So Now they pass bipartisan legislation which directly repudiates a Trump policy priority -it's an action of significant substance - pretty much as strong and meaningful of an action as it is possible for them to take at this point given their minority status across the board, and you still complain.

And this will have no impact on any Republican's election chances. McConnell is retiring, Rand Paul voters aren't going to be pleased he voted with Democrats and Collins & Murkowski are known quantities at this point. This vote will be meaningless to their voters.

[radius777]

49. Agree, Dems should have no part of this.

Just step aside and let the GOP own this mess - and when the economy tanks the voters can find out.

[Green Line]

44. Rand Paul and Mitch had to vote that way

Because of Kentucky bourbon and Canadian thoroughbred brood mares shipping to Kentucky every year to be bred to the big time Kentucky stallions.

[Wiz Imp]

47. Rand Paul has a consistent history of strongly opposing tariffs

(It burnishes his credentials as a "libertarian&quot . McConnell is retiring and not going through another election so he can do whatever the hell he wants to do.

[AKwannabe]

51. Fuck those Republicans

They should have impeached his ass after J6
Fuck them

[marble falls]

54. Screw all four of them. They brought Mango Jebus to the ball and are now just sitting out a dance.