Posted on 04/28/2025 6:17:09 PM PDT by mbrfl
The White House is warning that President Donald Trump will veto a bipartisan Senate resolution that would terminate his sweeping global “Liberation Day” tariffs.
The statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget, sent to congressional offices Monday, comes ahead of an expected vote this week forced by several Democrats led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
“This resolution would undermine the administration’s efforts to address the unusual and extraordinary threats to national security and economic stability, posed by the conditions reflected in the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficit,” the administration wrote.
It added that “there can be no doubt that S.J. Res. 49 — if passed — would undermine U.S. national and economic security. If S.J. Res. 49 were presented to the president, he would veto it.”
The vote on the resolution to nix Trump’s global tariffs comes after the Senate voted earlier this month to undo separate levies on Canada. Four Republicans backed the effort: Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell on Kentucky and Paul.
The White House also previously threatened to veto bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have strengthened Congress’ role in deciding tariffs policy. Even as Trump’s actions have roiled markets and sparked unusually public unease among a swath of GOP lawmakers, there’s little appetite currently for legislation that would curb his tariff powers.
I’m wondering if it’s more than just a resolution. Maybe the reporter got sloppy with his wording. Johnson weighed in on the matter and said they wouldn’t pass it in the House. Maybe he was referring to their own resolution, or maybe what’s being proposed in the Senate is an actual bill.
The Senate finally shows up and they’re trying to pass an anti Trump bill
And 4 worthless GOPee Senators.
One would thing the courts and congress would have better things to do than play President. Or is that asking too much?
Yeah, it’s part of their plan.
“Veto a resolution from the Senate? Thought the veto was only used on bills passed by both House and Senate.”
resolutions don’t carry the force of law and only legislation can be vetoed ...
the media seems confused about what’s actually going on in the Senate with respect to this issue, perhaps on purpose ...
at any rate, if it’s legislation, it’s subject to a 2/3 cloture vote in the Senate before it could be voted on, and even if all of those hurdles were jumped, the House would still have to pass it, and THEN President Trump could veto it ....
if it’s just a resolution, then it’s a meaningless Kabuki Theater stunt ...
Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell on Kentucky and Paul. Paul is now an enemy
True, but just imagine, if you are a congress critter… the bribes err I mean lobbying that will happen to make more millionaires in congress. I can see a new head of the tariff committee, probably become a billionaire!
Key word here is “resolution”. 🙄
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