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Politico on the Tariff Votes

On Wednesday, the House voted to terminate the drug-related national emergency declaration that the Trump Administration’s used to support tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans joined all but one of the House Democrats on the winning side of this vote. Additional House votes on President Trump’s signature policy are expected in the coming weeks.

Politico has coverage (and typically fantastic quotes), below the fold.

Daniel Desrochers & Meredith Lee Hill, House Votes to Disapprove of Trump’s Canada Tariffs, Politico (Feb. 11, 2026):

The resolution now goes to the Senate, where it could pass; the upper chamber has already approved two similar resolutions on Trump’s Canada tariffs with the support of four Republicans. But the president would certainly veto it . . . .

Meredith Lee Hill, Mia McCarthy, Daniel Desrochers & Samuel Benson, Tariff Votes Hand Republicans an Unwanted Referendum on Affordability, Politico (Feb. 12, 2026):

One of the six Republicans opposing the Canada tariffs Wednesday, Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, cited congressional powers, not political concerns, in explaining his vote, while also noting the steep impact tariffs have had on farmers and manufacturers in his district.

Daniel Desrochers & Megan Messerly, “Tariffs Are Such an Important Factor”: Some Republicans Are Increasingly Anxious over Trump’s Signature Policy, Politico (Feb. 13, 2026):

Senators like Missouri’s Josh Hawley, North Carolina’s Thom Tillis and Iowa’s Chuck Grassley . . . have complained about the downstream effects [of tariffs] on farmers, a linchpin of the Republican base, who have been rocked by the trade war, losing export markets as they’re forced to pay higher prices for things like machinery. Small businesses have struggled amid frequently changing tariff rates . . . . And consumers, who have consistently told pollsters that affordability is a top concern, are seeing the tariff costs trickle down . . . .


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