US Democrats push to roll back Trump tariffs in next Congress

U.S. Democrats, having won majorities in both chambers in the midterm elections, plan to push for the repeal of President Donald Trump's tariffs in the next Congress, framing the effort around lowering living costs and restoring lawmakers' trade authority. House Ways and Means Committee ranking Democrat Richard Neal said at a trade meeting on the 6th that Democrats will roll back what he called Trump's unjustifiable tariffs, arguing trade policy has driven up living costs and widened the gap between workers and the wealthy. Neal said priorities include a transparent, procedurally grounded trade policy and keeping Mexico and Canada in the USMCA, and he flagged room for improvement in the pact's six-year review. The push matters because it signals a potential shift in U.S. trade policy direction and could affect tariff-exposed industries and cross-border supply chains. What to watch next is whether Democrats can translate their majorities into actual tariff rollbacks and how the USMCA review process unfolds.