Republicans on the House Rules Committee moved again to block a vote on rolling back Donald Trump’s tariffs Monday in their latest effort to protect the president’s authority over global trade.
Democrats on the panel offered an amendment that would have reversed earlier Rules Committee maneuvers that effectively blocked attempts to call floor votes overturning the tariffs. One amendment offered by Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) was ruled out of order by Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.); a second amendment was voted down on party lines.
“These tariffs are tanking our economy, and the public wants us to take action,” Leger Fernández said.
Speaker Mike Johnson has given Trump immense leeway on the trade levies as the fallout continues to reverberate through the financial markets and the broader global economy. Last week, Johnson cracked the door open to congressional action on the tariffs if an “imbalance” develops between the branches. But said he didn’t believe it would become necessary.
