Saturday, May 3, 2025

Trump's Tariffs bucked by the usual Republicans

Vance casts tiebreaking Senate vote

after Republicans join Democrats to tank Trump's tariffs

The usual suspects once again go against the grain.

The Senate failed to pass a resolution Wednesday night that would have halted President Donald Trump's tariffs after Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote.

Three Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Rand Paul of Kentucky, bucked their party and sided with 46 Democrats in favor of passing the resolution. The remaining 49 Republicans voted against it, resulting in a 49-49 tie that Vance broke.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

VERY disappointed in Ron Paul.

Lynn Anderson said...

Rand Paul is his own man, that's for sure. Let's hope Trump's big Beautful bill passes.