According to a senior member of the Democratic Party responsible for trade affairs in the Senate, the Democrats are planning an action to reverse the Trump administration's tariff policy. The first target is a trade war between US President Trump and Canada. “The elimination of tariffs on Canadian products has received overwhelming support,” said Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, a senior minority member of the Senate Finance Committee. He also said that he and his colleagues “are already discussing” relevant legislation to push against the tariffs imposed by Trump in his second term after he heads the committee in January. Wyden and people close to him said that the Canadian tariffs are the best opportunity to push Republicans to oppose Trump. They may be able to use this to gain sufficient support to prevent Trump from vetoing the relevant bill, or even overturning the veto after he vetoes it. This legislation against Canadian tariffs will only be the first step in a series of actions the Democratic Party plans to put pressure on Trump's trade agenda. Follow-up actions may include passing legislation to limit some of the unusual legal authorizations Trump uses to base tariffs, such as section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act. This provision is the basis for Trump's imposition of tariffs on Canada, but no president has used it before. Another target could be section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which Trump first invoked earlier this year to levy temporary tariffs.

According to a senior member of the Democratic Party responsible for trade affairs in the Senate, the Democrats are planning an action to reverse the Trump administration's tariff policy. The first target is a trade war between US President Trump and Canada. “The elimination of tariffs on Canadian products has received overwhelming support,” said Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, a senior minority member of the Senate Finance Committee. He also said that he and his colleagues “are already discussing” relevant legislation to push against the tariffs imposed by Trump in his second term after he heads the committee in January. Wyden and people close to him said that the Canadian tariffs are the best opportunity to push Republicans to oppose Trump. They may be able to use this to gain sufficient support to prevent Trump from vetoing the relevant bill, or even overturning the veto after he vetoes it. This legislation against Canadian tariffs will only be the first step in a series of actions the Democratic Party plans to put pressure on Trump's trade agenda. Follow-up actions may include passing legislation to limit some of the unusual legal authorizations Trump uses to base tariffs, such as section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act. This provision is the basis for Trump's imposition of tariffs on Canada, but no president has used it before. Another target may be section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which Trump first invoked earlier this year to levy temporary tariffs.