House floor remarks announce vote to end Trump-era tariff authority on Canada

Unidentified Speaker, a House member, said the House would vote later today on a resolution “to terminate Trump's authority to impose tariffs on our friend Canada.”

The speaker framed the measure as a response to what they described as a pattern of presidential tariff use that has harmed U.S. interests and allies. “Trump has weaponized tariffs, targeting our closest friends and allies, straining key partnerships, and destabilizing the entire global economy,” the speaker said.

The remarks tied the tariffs to higher prices for Americans. “In 2025 alone, the average American family spent an extra $1,700 more,” the speaker said, attributing that figure to the tariffs and adding that the cost is expected to rise if the measures remain in place. The speaker did not cite a specific source for that $1,700 figure in the remarks recorded in the transcript.

Citing constituent concerns, the speaker said New Yorkers have reported that groceries and health care are getting more expensive. The speaker also accused House Republicans of having “ignored their voters' concerns and blocked this vote” for over a year, and said that the scheduled vote would force members to go on the record.

The speaker said Democrats also have resolutions aimed at ending tariffs on Mexico and Brazil and referenced “his Liberation Day global tariffs,” without defining that term in the remarks. The speaker urged Republicans to join the effort to “lower costs for working families.”

The transcript records the announcement and framing of the resolutions but does not record the outcome of any vote. The remarks were delivered as an on-floor announcement of pending resolutions; the transcript indicates a vote was planned later the same day but provides no roll call or result.