Federal Senate votes to terminate the "economic emergency situation" for imposing global tariffs
49-49, failed to pass
Two Republican senators were absent: one was sick and the other was traveling. Both of them were against the "tariffs imposed under the pretext of an emergency."
The Republicans timed it well. When two Republican senators who opposed the tariffs were absent on leave, the vote was taken, and the final result was that the bill was not passed.
The Democrats exposed this arrangement. The Republican leader intentionally scheduled the vote at this time: it showed that "we are doing our duty" while also not offending Trump.
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