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After the midterm elections, the Democratic Party is preparing to overturn Canada’s tariffs as a first step to counter Trump’s trade policies, and plans to amend the law to limit the president’s power to impose unilateral tariffs.
The Wall Street Journal exclusively reported on the 5th,democratic party After securing majority in the House and Senate in the mid-term elections, preparations for a coup have begun.trump Tariff policy, canceledCanada A trade war would be the first step. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the senior Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he is currently working with his colleagues in the Senate to repeal tariffs imposed by Trump on Canadian products during his second term.
In Michigan, Maine, Alaska and other places, proposals to eliminate Canadian tariffs have received support from some Republicans, the report said. The Democratic Party believes that forcing a vote on unpopular trade measures will help encourage the Republican Party to pursue large-scale reforms and gain momentum.
Wyden said the proposal to overturn Canada’s tariffs has received overwhelming support, and the proposal will be introduced in January next year after the Democratic Party takes control of the Senate Finance Committee. He said Congress should ultimately roll back the President’s ability to impose tariffs unilaterally and arbitrarily.
In states like Michigan, Myanmar and Alaska located on the northern border, tariffs are a key issue in this midterm election. Since residents of these areas generally oppose Canadian tariffs, some Republican candidates have changed their stance and opposed imposing additional tariffs on Canada.
According to Senate rules, the bill must pass with a “filibuster” vote of 60 votes. It is still unclear whether the Democratic Party has received enough additional votes to avoid a presidential veto. In most cases, Congress can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds majority, which is 290 votes in the House of Representatives and 67 votes in the Senate.
As of the evening of the 5th, the Democratic Party won 253 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate.
Wyden and other Democrats say overturning the Canadian tariffs is Republicans’ best chance to turn against Trump, hoping to garner enough votes to avoid the president’s veto.
On the other hand, Capitol Hill sources said that Democrats are preparing to amend some of the laws that Trump uses as the basis for tariffs, such as Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Trump became the first US president to invoke Section 338 to impose tariffs on Canada.
The Democratic Party’s legislative goals also include repealing Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. In February this year, Trump invoked Article 122 to impose a temporary global tariff of 10%.
With the power to impose tariffs still largely in the hands of the president, people close to Trump say there are few signs that an election loss would slow his pace.
Kelly Ann Shaw, a member of the National Economic Council at the White House during Trump’s first term, reported that Trump is pursuing a trade agenda regardless of the composition of Congress, and “I think the president will continue to push forward.”
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The report said the Democratic Party is planning to first repeal tariffs imposed on Canadian products during Trump’s second term, considering it a first step to counter Trump’s trade policies, and is also expected to use it to gather support for large-scale reforms.
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Senator Wyden of Oregon, the senior Democratic Party member on the Senate Finance Committee, said he is working with his colleagues on a draft to repeal the related tariffs and hopes to formally launch the proposal in January next year after the Democratic Party takes control of the committee.
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Democratic sources said the targets of the amendments include Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, weakening the president’s ability to impose tariffs unilaterally and arbitrarily on a legal basis.
