All of A Sudden We're Headed For Votes on Trump's Tariffs
Phone scripts and email tools to demand Congress pass resolutions ending Trumpflation
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Trump has imposed the highest tariffs this country has seen since the Great Depression, promising us that other countries would pay them and we’d see manufacturing jobs return to the United States.
He lied. A nonpartisan research group just found the Trump tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, and that’s set to get even worse in 2026. 96% of the costs of his import tax has been passed on to us, and manufacturing continues to shrink. No wonder he’s decided affordability is a “hoax.”
The President has wide authority to impose tariffs unilaterally, but only because Congress has granted the White House that power. If they want to step in and stop the economic wrecking ball from swinging by revoking that power or putting guardrails on its use, they absolutely can. Congressional Democrats have introduced multiple measures to do just that, and Senate Dems rallied enough support to pass bills ending the Canada, Brazil and global 10% tariffs in October.
Speaker Mike Johnson has done his best to cover for Trump, sneaking language into a procedural motion to stop these resolutions from being heard in the House last April and keeping that block in place for months. It expired on January 31st and three Republicans helped Democrats keep Johnson from extending it in a vote on February 10.
So now we’ve got some work to do. Rep. Gregory Meeks has introduced multiple resolutions to terminate tariffs, including H.J.Res. 72 (Canada), H.J.Res. 73 (Mexico), H.J.Res. 91 (global 10% tariff), H.J.Res. 117 and H.J.Res. 147 (Brazil). And we now have a real shot at passing several through Congress, a tremendous political blow for Trump and a clear message to the rest of the world that we intend to repair the damage he’s done.
UPDATE, 2/12: The House has passed the anti-Canada tariffs resolution 219-211, with six Republicans joining all Dems except Jared Golden. It will head for a Senate vote next. Rep. Meeks is promising to force votes on the anti-Mexico, anti-Brazil and anti-global tariffs in the coming days.
📞 Let’s reach out to our members of Congress and tell them we’re tired of skyrocketing costs on things we buy every day. We want them to stand with regular American families and back the resolution to cut the Trump taxes. We can find call scripts and email language below. We can also send the Canada resolution-specific message by texting SIGN PKXRDZ to 50409, or a more general message by texting SIGN PKDWPJ to 50409. 📞
Last updated 2/12/26.
PHONE SCRIPTS
You can find your delegation’s contact info here. Please adjust, add, and reword as you would see fit - you will be most effective speaking in your own words!
Hi, my name is _________, and I’m a constituent from (city, zip). (If voicemail, leave street address).
I am calling to urge _________ to take action to end Donald Trump’s trade wars. Regular Americans are paying for import tax hikes with higher prices on things we need to buy. Trump’s forced on us the biggest tariffs since the Great Depression, and it’s costing us $1,000 a year.
HOUSE (YES VOTES)
I’m asking ______ to support revoking or putting guardrails on the president’s unilateral authority to impose tariffs. Thank you for helping push through the measure to stop the Canada tax. Please vote for Rep. Meeks’ resolutions to terminate the anti-Mexico, anti-Brazil and global 10% tariffs as well. Step in and stop the economic wrecking ball battering our country.
HOUSE (NO VOTES)
I’m asking ______ to support revoking or putting guardrails on the president’s unilateral authority to impose tariffs. I am disappointed and furious you voted to keep the Canada tax in place. You need to understand this is an economic wrecking ball battering our country. Step in and stop it. I hope you see sense and support the resolutions to terminate the anti-Mexico, anti-Brazil and global 10% tariffs when they come up for a vote.
SENATE:
I’m asking ______ to support revoking or putting guardrails on the president’s unilateral authority to impose tariffs. Start by voting for the res H.J.Res. 72, Rep. Meeks’ proposal to terminate the anti-Canada tariffs. Step in and stop the economic wrecking ball battering our country.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
EMAIL LANGUAGE (CANADA SPECIFIC)
We can send this message directly to our members of Congress by texting SIGN PKXRDZ to 50409, or use it as a starting point for the standard congressional email system.
When the Trump Administration hiked import taxes to the highest levels America has seen since the Great Depression, they made us a lot of promises about how we were being “liberated”, starting a new “golden age.” Anyone who’s been shopping recently can tell you exactly how badly those promises were broken.
They told us prices wouldn’t go up. Trumpflation has cost us more than $1,000 per household so far.
They told us manufacturing jobs would come back to this nation. We’ve seen more disappear every month.
They told us other countries would pay. Instead we’ve taken on 96% of the Trump tariff burden.
They told us those foreigners would beg us for deals. Now our closest allies are deliberately strengthening economic ties with China, so they don’t have to rely on doing business with us.
The anti-Canada tariffs especially have cost us dearly. A year ago our Canadian friends were the #1 export market for 34 U.S. states. In nine months, our exports north fell by more than 20%. They are our top source of international tourism, and their travel here has dropped by nearly a quarter.
The verdict is in, and the critics were right. This is an act of economic self-sabotage that’s made things we need every day harder to afford. Putting an end to it is the easiest way to address inflation imaginable.
It is the responsibility of Congress to step in. No more of these ridiculous political games to block votes and pretend there’s nothing you can do. Start by voting yes on H.J. Res. 72 to terminate the anti-Canada tariffs. It’s time for you to take action to stop this economic wrecking ball from swinging into our country.
EMAIL LANGUAGE (GENERAL)
We can send this message directly to our members of Congress by texting SIGN PKDWPJ to 50409 or email them through democracy.io.
When the Trump Administration hiked import taxes to the highest levels America has seen since the Great Depression, they made us a lot of promises about how we were being “liberated”, starting a new “golden age.” Anyone who’s been shopping recently can tell you exactly how badly those promises were broken.
They told us prices wouldn’t go up. Trumpflation has cost us more than $1,000 per household so far.
They told us manufacturing jobs would come back to this nation. We’ve seen more disappear every month.
They told us other countries would pay. Instead we’ve taken on 96% of the Trump tariff burden.
They told us those foreigners would beg us for deals. Now our closest allies are deliberately strengthening economic ties with China, so they don’t have to rely on doing business with us.
The verdict is in, and the critics were right. This is an act of economic self-sabotage that’s made things we need every day harder to afford. Putting an end to it is the easiest way to address inflation imaginable.
It is the responsibility of Congress to step in. No more of these ridiculous political games to block votes and pretend there’s nothing you can do. Start by voting yes on Rep. Meeks’ resolutions to terminate the anti-Canada, anti-Mexico, anti-Brazil and global 10% tariffs. It’s time for you to take action to stop this economic wrecking ball from swinging into our country.