Tom Williams via Getty ImagesAhead of the vote, Democrats ripped their GOP colleagues for giving up their authority over matters of trade. Advertisement“A vote for this rule is a vote for Trump’s tariffs,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). AdvertisementRep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) is the sponsor of a House resolution to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration. Even if the Senate approves a similar resolution killing Trump’s emergency, House lawmakers couldn’t follow suit unless Johnson wanted to do so. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the lone GOP cosponsor of the Senate version of the House resolution, slammed House Republicans for “the audacity and the arrogance” of blocking a vote.
