The Senate is headed for another showdown over free trade after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced legislation to wipe out President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Paul is joining Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and five other Democrats to introduce a measure that ends the emergency declaration Trump used to levy a wave of tariffs as high as 50% on dozens of nations. The resolution is privileged, meaning Senate Republicans have no choice but to hold a floor vote.
Last week, a more narrow resolution ending Trump’s tariffs on Canada passed the Senate with the help of Paul and three other Republicans.
“I don’t have any bad feeling towards the president, but this is an issue that I’m not alone on,” Paul told the Washington Examiner, pointing to
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