US Senate passes 3 bills to end tariffs

The measures will be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration, but are unlikely to be taken up by legislators there.

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In three votes over three days, the U.S. Senate has rejected tariffs on Brazil and Canada, as well as global “reciprocal” tariffs.

On October 28, the Senate voted 52-48 to end tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats. On October 29, four Republicans joined Democrats to vote 50-46 to end tariffs on Canada. And, on October 30, the Senate voted 51-47 to end the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to declare global “reciprocal” tariffs of between 10% and 50% on nearly every country.

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