The GOP-led House could be compelled to vote on nullifying President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs against dozens of foreign countries due to a measure that a Democrat is preparing to unveil.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday that he intends to introduce a resolution to end the national emergency authority that Trump employed to implement the new array of penalties on imports.
“Trump just hit Americans with the largest regressive tax hike in modern history—massive tariffs on all imports. His reckless policies are not only crashing markets, they will disproportionately hurt working families,” Meeks said, according to a post on X.
“I’ll soon introduce a privileged resolution to force a vote on ending the made up national emergency Trump is using to justify these taxes,” Meeks…
