The House of Representatives failed on Wednesday to overturn a veto by President Joe Biden of a bill passed by Congress that would repeal his tariff exemptions to solar panels made with Chinese components, which was granted to further his climate agenda.
Both houses of Congress, on May 4, passed a bill to repeal the “Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties” issued by the administration, which suspended tariffs on “crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells” – a component of solar panels made using parts from China. Republicans have said that the rule will effectively remove photovoltaic cell tariffs on China – enabling them to ship components to other countries, which then send finished panels to the U.S. – as well as benefit Chinese firms using the “slave labor” of China’s Uyghur Muslim population to make the components. (RELATED: ‘Build Back Beijing’: Biden Waives Solar Tariffs In Massive Win For Chinese Industry)
The vote to overturn the veto was 214-205, garnering a majority of support in the House but well below the two-thirds majority required to overturn a veto under the Constitution. The effort had first passed the Republican-majority House by a vote of 221-202 and the Democratic-majority Senate by a vote of 56-41, garnering bipartisan support in each chamber, even as Biden vowed to veto the bill and did so.
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