"The US Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would terminate Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of opposition to the president's trade war. The legislation passed in a 52-48 vote, with five Republicans Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and the former Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joining all Democrats in favor."
"The vote took place on day 28 of the federal government shutdown with both sides at loggerheads over spending legislation. The resolution, led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, would overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies, though it is all but certain to stall in the US House, where the Republican-controlled chamber acted to pre-emptively shut down any attempt to block the president's tariffs."
"Tariffs are a tax on American consumers. Tariffs are a tax on American businesses. And they are a tax that is imposed by a single person: Donald J Trump, Kaine said in a floor speech. While congressional Republicans have largely declined to rein in the president, Tuesday's vote revealed an underlying discontent with Trump's tariffs. Tariffs make both building and buying in America more expensive."
The US Senate approved a resolution to terminate Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee and beef, in a 52-48 vote with five Republicans joining Democrats. The resolution would overturn the national emergency declaration used to justify the levies but is likely to stall in the Republican-controlled House and face a presidential veto. Senators said tariffs act as taxes on American consumers and businesses and increase costs for building and buying. Several Republicans expressed unease with the emergency power used to impose tariffs. Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil.
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