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MaddowBlog-Snubbing Trump, bipartisan group of senators votes against Canada tariffs
Last edited Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:01 PM - Edit history (1)
The 51-48 vote supporting Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution represented the most striking bipartisan rebuke of White House policy since Trump's second term began
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3llumdysiq22k
Even if Tim Kaine's measure on terminating Trump's tariffs on Canada — which passed the Senate tonight, 51-48 — dies in the House, it's still relevant:
It's the most striking bipartisan rebuke of White House policy since Trump's second term began
It's the most striking bipartisan rebuke of White House policy since Trump's second term began
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/senate-vote-against-trump-canada-tariffs-tim-kaine-rcna199285
In short order, Donald Trump has done extraordinary harm to the relationship between the United States and Canada. There are plenty of lawmakers on Capitol Hill — in both parties — who believe the president is on the wrong track, especially when it comes to trade tariffs on our allies north of the border.
With this in mind, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has championed a privileged resolution that would terminate the president’s Feb. 1 emergency declaration, which the White House used to issue tariffs on Canada. It would also, of course, eliminate the need the Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American products.....
The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the resolution, with four Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky; and Susan Collins of Maine — joining all 47 Democrats in support of the measure.
The outcome is striking, though it’s not altogether surprising. Paul, for example, is a longtime tariff critic and co-sponsor of Kaine’s resolution, while Collins and Murkowski signaled their support for the Democratic measure ahead of the floor vote......
To the extent that reality still has any relevance in the debate, the idea that fentanyl is “pouring into” the United States is rather silly. In fact, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, only 43 pounds of fentanyl were found crossing the northern border in 2024 — as opposed to 21,100 pounds seized at the southern border.
Fighting a trade war with a trusted ally and neighbor over fentanyl that could fit in a single suitcase is absurd. The president might not understand this, but a bipartisan majority of the Senate got it right.
With this in mind, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has championed a privileged resolution that would terminate the president’s Feb. 1 emergency declaration, which the White House used to issue tariffs on Canada. It would also, of course, eliminate the need the Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American products.....
The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the resolution, with four Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky; and Susan Collins of Maine — joining all 47 Democrats in support of the measure.
The outcome is striking, though it’s not altogether surprising. Paul, for example, is a longtime tariff critic and co-sponsor of Kaine’s resolution, while Collins and Murkowski signaled their support for the Democratic measure ahead of the floor vote......
To the extent that reality still has any relevance in the debate, the idea that fentanyl is “pouring into” the United States is rather silly. In fact, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, only 43 pounds of fentanyl were found crossing the northern border in 2024 — as opposed to 21,100 pounds seized at the southern border.
Fighting a trade war with a trusted ally and neighbor over fentanyl that could fit in a single suitcase is absurd. The president might not understand this, but a bipartisan majority of the Senate got it right.
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