"It was a rare rebuke from Congress's lower chamber, where the Republican Party holds a 218-seat majority. Before the vote, Democrats challenged their Republican colleagues to defy Trump, who has come to dominate the party. Today's vote is simple, very simple: Will you vote to lower the cost of living for the American family or will you keep prices high out of loyalty to one person, Donald J Trump? said Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, who authored the resolution."
"Faced with Trump's drooping approval rating, Republican representatives have faced the uncomfortable choice of either bucking his less-popular policies or remaining steadfast, despite possible blowback at the ballot box. Trump, meanwhile, threatened to derail the election prospects of any Republican who voted in favour of Wednesday's bill. Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries, Trump wrote on social media in the lead-up to the vote."
The United States House of Representatives advanced a bill to roll back President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, passing 219-211. Several Republicans crossed party lines to vote with Democrats to end Trump's use of emergency powers to impose the tariffs. The Republican Party holds a 218-seat majority in the House, making the vote an uncommon intra-party rebuke. Democrats urged Republican colleagues to lower costs for American families, while Representative Gregory Meeks framed the choice as one of economic relief versus loyalty to Trump. President Trump warned on social media that Republicans who opposed tariffs would face electoral consequences ahead of midterm elections.
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