Democrats plan to use majorities to force GOP to take tough votes on Trump tariffs
Democrats are poised to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs if they win congressional majorities in the midterm elections. While they are unlikely able to get Trump to sign bills undoing his own agenda, they could force Republicans to t
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Democrats are poised to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs if they win congressional majorities in the midterm elections. While they are unlikely able to get Trump to sign bills undoing his own agenda, they could force Republicans to take difficult votes on the tariffs, from which they have been shielded thus far by GOP leadership.
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