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The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to terminate President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on Canada as six GOP lawmakers joined Democrats in a largely symbolic rebuke of the administration’s trade policy.
The measure passed in a 219-211 vote. Only one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, opposed it.
The joint resolution, led by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., will now head to the Senate for consideration.
Trump threatened political retribution Wednesday for any Republicans who oppose his tariff policies.
“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 said on Truth Social around the time of the House vote.
The House Republicans who voted for the resolution included Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Kevin Kiley of California, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Dan Newhouse of Washington, Jeff Hurd of Colorado and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
Not everyone in that group needs to worry about Trump’s electoral threat: Bacon and Newhouse are not seeking re-election, and Trump has already backed Massie’s primary challenger.
Trump first imposed tariffs on Canadian goods in March, but he has threatened different tariff amounts throughout the past year over certain political demands. Most recently, he threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if it went ahead with a trade deal with China.
House Republicans last year passed a measure that prevented the chamber from canceling the president’s tariffs, but that prohibition expired at the end of January. On Tuesday night, Republicans tried and failed to extend the ban until late July.
That opened the door to Wednesday’s vote against the tariffs on Canada.
Three Republicans opposed the extension Tuesday: Massie, Kiley and Bacon.
Bacon explained his vote Tuesday on X: “Congress needs to be able to debate on tariffs.”
“Article I of the Constitution places authority over taxes and tariffs with Congress for a reason, but for too long, we have handed that authority to the executive branch,” he added.
Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that prolonged high tariffs could cause inflation, slower growth, and rising unemployment.