A measure to cancel some Canadian tariffs is all but certain to stall in the House. But with a handful of Republicans in favor, the vote sent a signal of opposition to the levies.
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia and the lead sponsor of the resolution, center, speaking during a news conference on the planned tariffs against Canada, outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
The marathon speech on Monday and Tuesday by Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, broke a record that had previously been held by Strom Thurmond.
Senator Steve Daines said in an interview that in meetings with Chinese officials, he called for talks between President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
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