President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada were overturned in a 219-211 House vote this week.
President Trump’s tariffs have been controversial since their widespread introduction at the beginning of his second term, with many Democrats fearing the tariffs will only drive up costs for the average American.
According to the Central Budgeting Office (CBO), estimates show that U.S. consumers bear 95% of the costs caused by Trump’s tariffs, as foreign firms bear 5% of the costs.
Since the introduction of the tariffs, Democratic politicians have sought to fight back against them and have successfully overturned the tariffs on the U.S.’s second-largest trading partner.
“Trump tariffs suck nearly $2000 from average US family budgets. So Democrats just forced and won a House vote to make life more affordable and end Trump's Canada tariffs. But we're not done. We'll keep fighting to lower the sky-high costs Republicans refuse to confront,” Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) shared in a post on X.
Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D) commented on how the tariffs only serve to drive up costs for American families and that the overturning is Congress “stepping up” to reclaim its power from the Trump administration.
“Today, Congress stood up to reclaim its power from an administration whose policies have put unnecessary financial strain on American families. These tariffs are not lowering costs; they are raising prices on everyday essentials. Democrats won the battle on tariffs,” she wrote on social media.
Another Florida Democrat, Darren Soto (D), claimed that, amidst Trump’s “tariffs, corruption, and deportations,” the U.S. economy has slowed to a crawl and jobs have only increased marginally.
“Trump’s economy has slowed to a crawl due to his tariffs, corruption, and deportations. Despite all his big talk, his job numbers are tiny,” Rep. Soto shared on social media.
Included in Soto’s post is a bar graph from the Bureau of Labor Statistics detailing the number of jobs each President since George H.W. Bush has added to the U.S. labor force. In Trump’s second term, the graph shows 300,000 jobs added so far, paling in comparison to the previous administrations.
