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If the Democratic Party takes control of Congress in the midterm elections, they will be able to initiate oversight and symbolic repeal of Trump’s tariff policies, but due to veto power and seat limit restrictions, it will be difficult to actually reverse the policy.
Midterm elections will be held in the United States on the 3rd. Trade experts and congressional staffers said that ifdemocratic party US President, winning control of Congresstrump The trade agenda will face new obstacles. Congress is likely to hold a series of oversight hearings next year and hold a symbolicTariff Vote back, but Trump will still insist on imposing more tariffs.
Reuters reported that Democrats are eager to pass legislation to overturn many of the tariff measures implemented by Donald Trump and the outdated rules on which they are based, but no matter how much progress they make, they will still be subject to Trump’s presidential veto power.
Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said: “One of the clear priorities is to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada. These tariffs not only raise prices, but also harm communities on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.”
The Republican Party currently has a slim majority in the House of Representatives with 214 seats and 53 seats in the Senate with 47 seats. To overturn the Republican majority in both houses, the Democrats would have to achieve a net gain of 4 seats in each house.
Opinion polls show that the Democratic Party is more likely to win the House of Representatives, but the race in the Senate is still difficult to determine. The Democratic Party is far from reaching the 2/3 seat threshold that is enough to override a presidential veto.
At the same time, the Trump administration is developing plans to rely more on executive action in a variety of areas, including trade policy, without requiring congressional approval.
If Democrats win at least one chamber of Congress, they could hold symbolic votes on long-stalled trade bills, such as the End Trump Tariff Tax Act proposed by Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer.
The bill would repeal Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the legal basis for imposing punitive tariffs on Canadian goods, and Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which Trump used to impose a temporary 10% global tariff.
The “Ending Trump Tariffs Act” also requires the rollback of all tariffs imposed under these antiquated trade rules. There are 28 co-sponsors, including Weeden.
William Reinsch, a non-resident adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank in Washington, said: “Democrats will try to push through a number of measures, but I don’t think any measure will be able to complete the legislative process, because no matter what happens, neither party will get a 2/3 majority in Congress, enough to override a presidential veto.”
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If Democrats win one chamber of Congress, they would likely launch a series of oversight hearings and hold a symbolic return vote on Trump’s tariffs to put pressure on the White House, but that would not necessarily lead to actual policy changes.
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Because even if Democrats advance the bill in Congress, Trump still has the power of presidential veto; And both parties are far from reaching the 2/3 seat threshold that is enough to override a veto, so the bill will be difficult to pass and take effect.
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The content, including the “End Trump Tariff Burden Act” proposed by Schumer, requires repeal of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and rollback of tariffs imposed accordingly.
