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House votes to disapprove of Trump's Canada tariffs
The House on Wednesday voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining the Democrats in the symbolic rebuke.
The resolution to disapprove of the national emergency Trump declared to raise tariffs on Canada, was approved 219-211. Republican Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsyvania, Will Hurd of Texas and Dan Newhouse of Washington voted against the tariffs. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure.
The resolution now goes to the Senate, where it could pass — the upper chamber has already approved two similar resolutions on Trump’s Canada tariffs with the support of four Republicans. But the president would certainly veto it, and Congress is unlikely to muster the two-thirds majority in both chambers needed to overturn a veto.
Even so, House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to block the vote from happening at all, fearing the political fallout for his GOP members. Trump’s tariffs have proven politically unpopular over the past year — a POLITICO poll even found that self-identified MAGA Republicans are split on them — and Democrats have overperformed in off-year and special election campaigns that have focused on affordability.
Republican leadership urged members to wait to weigh in on tariffs until the Supreme Court determines whether Trump overstepped his authority by implementing the tariffs, a ruling that could come as soon as next week.
The resolution to disapprove of the national emergency Trump declared to raise tariffs on Canada, was approved 219-211. Republican Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsyvania, Will Hurd of Texas and Dan Newhouse of Washington voted against the tariffs. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure.
The resolution now goes to the Senate, where it could pass — the upper chamber has already approved two similar resolutions on Trump’s Canada tariffs with the support of four Republicans. But the president would certainly veto it, and Congress is unlikely to muster the two-thirds majority in both chambers needed to overturn a veto.
Even so, House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to block the vote from happening at all, fearing the political fallout for his GOP members. Trump’s tariffs have proven politically unpopular over the past year — a POLITICO poll even found that self-identified MAGA Republicans are split on them — and Democrats have overperformed in off-year and special election campaigns that have focused on affordability.
Republican leadership urged members to wait to weigh in on tariffs until the Supreme Court determines whether Trump overstepped his authority by implementing the tariffs, a ruling that could come as soon as next week.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/house-rebukes-trumps-canada-tariffs-00776898
