The sweeping tariff plan President Donald Trump unveiled Wednesday drew mixed reactions from Texas lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with the responses falling largely along party lines. Trump characterized the tariffs as a way to bring jobs and manufacturing back to the United States,

On Wednesday, four Republican senators — McConnell, Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — broke ranks to pass a Democratic-led resolution demanding a halt to US tariffs on Canada. The move was largely symbolic as the bill has little hope of passing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but underlined the growing disquiet.