The Senate’s legislation has practically no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House and being signed by Trump, but it showed the limits of Republican support for Trump’s vision of remaking the U.S. economy by restricting free trade. On the heels of election results in Wisconsin and Florida that delivered early warning signs to Republicans about the popularity of Trump’s agenda, Schumer said that the president is particularly vulnerable when it comes to the economy. While a younger group of Republicans closely aligned with Trump has spoken out in favor of the president’s plans to aggressively reshape the economy, a sizable portion of the Republican Conference voiced concerns about the tariff impacts on farmers and other industries.
Author: Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Published at: 2025-04-02 21:38:49
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