Issue
Trade & Tariffs
Trade agreements, tariffs, imports and exports, and supply chains.
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Officials on Trade & Tariffs
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| RDonald J. Trump | 26 | 54% | 1 |
| DJoe Biden | 15 | 27% | 1 |
| DChristopher A. Coons | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| RRand Paul | 2 | — | 1 |
| DRon Wyden | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJohn R. Curtis | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DSheldon Whitehouse | 1 | — | 1 |
| RJosh Hawley | 1 | — | 1 |
| RBill Cassidy | 1 | — | 1 |
| RMike Crapo | 1 | — | 1 |
| RMichael J Rogers | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJohn W. Hickenlooper | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJamie Raskin | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- John R. CurtisStated position
Pledged to push for a tariff on China to force it to pay for its pollution and level the playing field for Utah businesses.
View position & sources → - Michael J RogersStated position
Use the Gordie Howe International Bridge deal to guarantee that Chinese-made cars are kept out and protect Michigan autoworker jobs.
View position & sources → - Bill CassidyStated position
Committed to introduce the Home Market Restoration Act of 2026, which would establish tariff-rate quotas to protect Louisiana seafood, rice, and other U.S. producers from foreign import surges.
View position & sources → - John W. HickenlooperStated position
Pledged to end the Trump administration's tariffs.
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View position & sources → - Sheldon WhitehouseStated position
Introduced the bipartisan Last Sale Valuation Act to close the 'first sale' customs loophole that lets importers declare artificially low values to avoid duties.
View position & sources → - Josh HawleyStated position
Pass the American Worker Rebate Act to send tariff-revenue rebate checks of at least $600 per adult and dependent child to working families.
View position & sources → - Jamie RaskinStated position
Require transparency about how tariffs affect the prices consumers pay for goods, by passing the Truth in Tariffs Act (H.R. 3306), which I introduced.
View position & sources → - Christopher A. CoonsStated position
Cosponsored the Trade Review Act of 2025, which would require congressional review and approval of unilateral presidential tariffs, modeled on the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
View position & sources → - Rand PaulStated position
Introduced a bipartisan privileged resolution to force a Senate floor vote terminating the national-emergency tariffs imposed under IEEPA and to reassert congressional authority over trade policy.
View position & sources → - Mike CrapoStated position
Commits, as Finance Committee Chairman, to work with the Administration to enforce U.S. rights against unfair trade practices.
View position & sources → - Donald J. TrumpStated position
Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price! [Announcing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, effective day one, and an additional 10% tariff on China.]
View position & sources → - Christopher A. CoonsStated position
Introduced bipartisan legislation to renew and strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extending the U.S.–sub-Saharan Africa trade preference program through 2041 (from its 2025 expiration).
View position & sources → - Ron WydenStated position
Committed, through the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act, to set guardrails blocking bulk exports of Americans' private, sensitive data to high-risk foreign nations.
View position & sources → - Joe BidenStated position
I'm not going to enter any new trade agreement with anybody until we have made major investments here at home and in our workers.
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