Resolution to Roll Back IEEPA Tariffs on Canada to Get Senate Vote April 1
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., the leader on a push to revoke the emergency underlying 25% tariffs on many Canadian goods and 10% tariffs on Canadian energy, said his resolution will get a vote on April 1.
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Kaine, who was joined by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., cited a survey that said only 28% of Americans support tariffs on Canada.
Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, the tool the administration used to hike tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, Congress may rescind an emergency, which also would roll back the tariffs linked to that emergency.
The House of Representatives had a broader resolution, which would have revoked the emergency for both Canada and Mexico, but House Republicans blocked a vote on it by declaring that there are no calendar days for the rest of the year (see 2503110049). Under IEEPA, these resolutions to rescind emergencies are privileged, which means they must get a vote within 18 days.
"President [Donald] Trump’s taxes on Canadian goods have sent our economy into chaos, and Americans aren’t buying what he’s selling. They know they will pay the price with higher costs for everyday items, and their confidence in the economy is the lowest it has been in recent years," Kaine said in a press release announcing the vote's scheduling.
Warner said, "Now my Republican colleagues have an opportunity to weigh in -- will they stand up for the American people or continue us down this damaging path?"