GOP quietly pushing back against White House trade policies

Published July 29, 2018 2:00pm ET



Republicans are pushing back against President Trump’s trade policies, but in a quiet way, hoping to get the administration to agree to roll back tariffs through a less confrontational approach.

On a voice vote and with little fanfare, the Senate passed the Miscellaneous Tariffs Act Thursday, a piece of legislation that would roll back tariffs on an estimated 1,660 products from China, mostly chemicals.

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