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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted against President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods.
Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 against a resolution to end punitive tariffs on Canadian goods under the pretext of a national emergency, local media reported.
While the vote is largely symbolic, as the resolution still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate and then by Trump himself, it shows that lawmakers are in a difficult position: vote to “lower the cost of living for American families” or “keep prices high out of loyalty to one man — Donald Trump,” said Democrat Gregory Meeks, the resolution’s sponsor.
During the vote, D. Trump threatened on his social media: “Any Republican, in the House or Senate, who votes against tariffs will suffer greatly at the polls.”
"Tariffs have given us economic and national security, and no Republican should destroy that opportunity," he said.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to block the vote on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to wait for the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of Trump's tariffs, but failed.
Since the beginning of his second presidential term in January 2025, D. Trump has imposed a series of tariffs on goods from Canada. The resolution, proposed by G. Meeks, aims to end the state of emergency that D. Trump declared a year ago with his executive order. –0–
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