Senate GOP leaders succeed in protecting Trump tariffs

[demmiblue]

The Senate on Wednesday killed a resolution that would have effectively reversed President Trump's 10% tariffs on all imported goods, with just three Republicans joining with Democrats in support of the measure.

Why it matters: The vote is a win for Trump and Senate Republican leaders, who lobbied lawmakers against backing the resolution and handing Democrats a messaging win.

It comes the same day the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter — the first contraction in three years.

The details: GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted with Democrats to in favor of the resolution, which failed in a 49-49 vote.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/senate-tariff-vote-gop

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Let's see how they feel in July

Those town halls during the summer recess could get nasty.

[dutch777]

2. Just the beginning of impacts to the economy. Supply chain will freeze up for lack of goods & restart will take months

or longer depending how quickly any "deals" come together or Trump see some sense and backs off. Beyond the inconvenience of limited choices for back to school supplies and fall clothing, many folks that are in shipping, dockwork, trucking, railways, warehousing and retail jobs will find themselves laid off until things get sorted. And then there is the spike in inflation and further battering of US stocks that will be inevitable. I suppose Trump and Co. think that we can start our own manufacturing lines in a month or two to make up for things lost to tariff idiocy. That thought is also idiocy.

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. GOP Senate joins with Trump in owning the inevitable crash

As for Collins, as usual her vote was based on not mattering.