A dozen House Democrats joined Republicans on Friday to pass a resolution that would cancel President Joe Biden's trade emergency protecting Asian solar energy product imports from tariffs through next summer.
The measure, known as a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval, is the latest of several Congress has passed targeting various regulations or administrative actions finalized under the Biden administration but represents the biggest bipartisan rebuke yet of the president.The tariff issue pits domestic manufacturers against the downstream part of the sector, such as project developers and installers, which rely on imports.
Biden said the decision was meant to create a"bridge" for solar developers to continue importing products while domestic solar manufacturing increases.
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