2025-10-30 19:08
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2025-10-30 19:08
On Thursday, the US Senate passed a resolution lifting the emergency declaration, which was the basis for Donald Trump to impose higher tariffs on almost all countries in the world.
However, the vote has mainly symbolic significance, because the resolution will probably not be adopted by the House of Representatives.
All Democratic politicians and four senators from the ruling party – former party leader Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, libertarian Rand Paul and Susan Collins – voted in favor of eliminating the tariffs imposed by Trump on April 2, thanks to which the initiative received the support of 51 of the 100 members of the chamber. Reported by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden the initiative is about ending the state of emergency announced by Donald Trump, which was the basis for imposing higher tariffs on goods from almost all countries in the world.
“The president's actions clearly go beyond what the law allows,” Wyden argued, adding that Trump's tariffs further raise the prices of many goods at a time when many families cannot cope with rising costs.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Senate voted in a similar manner against the tariffs imposed by Trump on goods from Canada (35%) and Brazil (50%). Although previous similar initiatives by Democrats were not successful – in April a similar resolution was rejected by one vote – the vote has mainly symbolic significance. For the tariffs to actually be abolished, the document must also be voted on in the House of Representatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson likely won't bring it to a vote.
Nevertheless, the fate of most of the tariffs imposed by Trump is still uncertain due to court rulings that have found the president's decision illegal. However, the matter will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. A hearing is planned for November 5, during which both sides will present their arguments. Trump says it is one of the most important court cases in the country's history.
From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)
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