Thursday, April 10, 2025

Republicans trying to change rules to avoid House vote on Trump tariffs | Trump tariffs | The Guardian

The sleight of hand was embedded in procedural rule legislation setting up debate on a separate issue: the budget resolution that is central to Trump's agenda. 

If adopted, the rule would in effect stall until October a Democratic effort to force a floor vote on a resolution disapproving of the national emergency that Trump declared last week to justify the tariffs. This mirrors a similar tactic used previously to shield Trump's earlier tariffs…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/trump-tariffs-house-republicans-rules 


 

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