Senate Republicans thwarted an effort by Democrats to pass a joint resolution that would effectively end the reciprocal and 10 percent baseline tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump in early April.
Despite three GOP members voting in favor of passage, the absence of two senators left the vote on the resolution tied at 49-49. The absence of Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was expected to vote with the Democrats, meant supporters didn’t have enough votes for passage on Wednesday.
Vice President JD Vance then broke a tie on a motion by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to table the reconsideration of the resolution, effectively killing it with a separate, 50-49 vote.
