Hurd, a Republican who backed the measure, said farmers and manufacturers in his district already felt the pain from tariffs. “At the end of the day, I looked at the Constitution, I looked at what was in the best interest of my district, and I took the vote. It’s not easy, but it’s the right thing and I stand by it,” he said.
Trump responded in a Truth Social post that “any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!”
He added that “TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.”
For Canadian housing, the stakes around these votes extend well beyond partisan drama. Tariffs and trade tensions have put a deep chill into much of the market, with Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter warning that even a domestically driven sector depends heavily on confidence and jobs.
In a separate outlook, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation projected that more severe‑than‑expected tariffs could slow the recovery in sales, prices and housing starts.