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GOP Tax Writer Predicts Tariff Extension Vote in House This Year

GOP tax writer Beth Van Duyne expects the House to vote this year on an extension of the tariffs President Donald Trump levied after the Supreme Court struck down his use of a separate trade law last week.

The Texas congresswoman, who has proposed legislation (H.R. 6991) to impose an across-the-board 10% tariff, said there “should be enough votes” in favor of tariffs among House Republicans. But her comments come after three House Republicans joined with Democrats to rebuke Trump’s tariffs earlier this month, indicating there would likely not be enough GOP support to extend the new tariffs.

Trump announced ...