Tag: Congress

  • House Vote on Canadian Tariffs: Political Volatility and the New Tariff Uncertainty Baseline

    House Vote on Canadian Tariffs: Political Volatility and the New Tariff Uncertainty Baseline

    The Congressional Challenge to Tariff Authority The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-211 to advance legislation that would overturn the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian goods, marking the closest congressional check on executive tariff authority in recent memory. While the vote is formally non-binding (requiring Senate passage and presidential signature to become law), the near-party-line…