{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-trumps-new-tariffs-on-canada/", "Welch Statement on Trump\u2019s New Tariffs on Canada", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration imposing new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods:\n\n\u201cThese new tariff threats against Canada are an extreme escalation of President Trump\u2019s reckless and irresponsible trade war. The White House\u2019s endless attacks on our Canadian neighbors\u2014Vermont\u2019s closest partner in trade\u2014have caused undeniable harm to our state\u2019s economy, and the aftershocks of today\u2019s announcement will do lasting damage. The president is only making trade talks and diplomacy more challenging, all while the USMCA, the trade agreement governing our relationship with our closest trading partners, is up for review. I urge President Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Greer to drop these new tariff threats immediately,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cThis is yet another reason why Congress needs to take back its constitutional power over trade policy. This administration needs to answer for the economic chaos it\u2019s creating; I look forward to questioning Ambassador Greer about these careless decisions when he testifies before the Finance Committee on Wednesday.\u201d\n\nSenator Welch is the lead sponsor of the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislation that would exempt United States-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada. Senator Welch also cosponsors the bipartisan Trade Review Act, which seeks to restore Congress\u2019 constitutional role in trade policy.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-trumps-new-tariffs-on-canada/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8332808502018452, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}