Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Tuesday he plans to move forward with a procedural vote that would prohibit members of Congress from bringing resolutions to the floor to nullify President Trump's tariffs. "I expect the rule will pass, and I think we can move it forward," he told reporters ahead of a rule vote that would reinstate the ban on such resolutions through July. The rule is in jeopardy of failing on the House floor, as the speaker can lose no more than one vote given his ultra-thin majority. A handful of Republicans — including Reps. Thomas Massie (KY), Don Bacon (NE), Kevin Kiley (CA) and Victoria Spartz (CA) — have threatened to vote against the rule because of the tariff p
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Tuesday he plans to move forward with a procedural vote that would prohibit members of Congress from bringing resolutions to the floor to nullify President Trump's tariffs. "I expect the rule will pass, and I think we can move it forward," he told reporters ahead of a rule vote that would reinstate the ban on such resolutions through July. The rule is in jeopardy of failing on the House floor, as the speaker can lose no more than one vote given his ultra-thin majority. A handful of Republicans — including Reps. Thomas Massie (KY), Don Bacon (NE), Kevin Kiley (CA) and Victoria Spartz (CA) — have threatened to vote against the rule because of the tariff prohibition. In a sign Republicans do not yet have the votes, the House postponed the vote from 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm ET, allowing more time to try to flip the holdouts. The initial prohibition enacted by Republicans last year expired at the end of January, and Democrats plan to call a vote this week on a resolution repealing the president's tariffs on Canada. Speaker Johnson said it was appropriate to reinstate the ban to prevent congressional action on the tariffs until the Supreme Court rules on their legality. "That process has been playing out. I think it's logical to allow that to continue. The president's trade policies have been a great benefit to the country," he said. "I think the sentiment is that we allow a little bit more runway for this to be worked out between the executive branch and the judicial branch." #mikejohnson #tariffs #trump #congress #cspan ♬ original sound - C-SPAN
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