Republicans trying to change rules to avoid House vote on Trump tariffs
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6WGVY)
Proposed procedural change would shield Republican representatives from having to vote on chaotic trade policy
Republicans are quietly pushing a procedural rule that would curb the power of the US Congress to override Donald Trump's chaotic tariff policy.
The House of Representatives' rules committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would forbid the House from voting on legislation to overturn the president's recently imposed taxes on foreign imports.
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