Senate votes down effort to repeal Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Republicans, though uneasy, have largely allowed Trump to use tariffs as bargaining tools in trade talks.
42% : They serve no positive purpose at all, and there's a lot of hesitation on the part of many of my Republican colleagues because of the power of Trump," Welch said on Wednesday afternoon.
32% : The legislation, designed to end the national emergency Trump used to impose his now-paused "Liberation Day" tariffs, failed by a vote of 49 to 49 despite three Republicans joining all Democrats.
27% : The White House maintains that any economic pain is temporary, while Trump on Wednesday blamed former President Joe Biden for the state of the economy.
24% : "President Trump is doing the right thing," Tuberville said on Wednesday afternoon.
13% : "Trump has trashed America's credibility.
10% : In a speech on the Senate floor, Wyden accused Trump of damaging the economy and eroding U.S. standing with tariffs the White House largely paused for 90 days in the face of a stock market crash.

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