In hours after the US federal government reported that the domestic economy had contracted for the first time in three years amid the chaos caused by Trump's tariff policies, the Senate managed to vote on a resolution to block Trump's global tariff policy.
However, according to comprehensive foreign media reports on April 30, due to key personnel being absent, the final Senate vote resulted in a 49-49 tie, failing to reach the simple majority required to pass the resolution and send it to the House of Representatives.
This bipartisan resolution originally aimed to revoke the emergency orders used by Trump to implement tariffs, thereby effectively blocking his global tariff policy.
However, even if the Senate passed the resolution, it would still fail in the House of Representatives because Speaker Mike Johnson added a clause to a rule earlier this year prohibiting consideration of this measure before September 30.
Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the termination of Trump's declared national emergency measures, which form the basis for his imposition of a 10% global tariff on trade partners and higher reciprocal tariffs on 57 trading partners including the EU.
The Republican support has declined compared to a few weeks ago when four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to pass a similar bill to terminate new tariffs on Canada. Currently, Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
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