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The act increased the average tariff rate by about 20% and led roughly two dozen countries to protest or retaliate with their own tariffs within two years. One significant impact was on the U.S. auto manufacturing industry, where countries cut imports of American-made cars by roughly 46% according to a National Bureau of Economic Research report. While the tariffs had a "relatively minor" effect on overall U.S. GDP, the resulting slowdown in global trade deepened the economic downturn during the Great Depression.

Originally passed by Congress to protect American farmers from lower-priced imports, the act was later expanded to cover a broad range of manufactured goods. It was signed into law by President Hoover on June 17, 1930.

The president is turning to this rarely used tariff authority because the Supreme Court has limited his ability to wield tariffs and a temporary tariff stopgap is set to expire.

The administration says the measure will affect approximately $20 billion in Canadian goods.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson stated that the incident underscores the necessity of the SAVE America Act.

The error occurred under the administration of former Governor Phil Murphy, prior to Mikie Sherrill being sworn in.

The system was administered by IDEMIA. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has begun the process of replacing IDEMIA with a new vendor, and MVC Chair and Chief Administrator Rosalie Johnson stated that a new system is expected to launch next year.

Fewer than 400 people who were registered due to the software error actually voted.

The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee in May with support from two Democrats, Senators Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) and Angela Alsobrooks (Md.).

Fairshake, the flagship super PAC for the crypto industry, has approximately $125 million on hand.

Senators Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are working with the White House on compromise language for the ethics provisions of the bill.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has called for Congress to prevent all elected officials and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring their own digital assets, stating in a June statement that "public officials and their spouses should not be issuing memecoins."

The Senate runs on seniority, which allows senators—even those willing to buck their party or criticize leadership—to climb the committee ranks.

Senator Rick Scott chairs the Aging Committee and leads the GOP steering committee, which is described as an unofficial, conservative group. He uses the group's weekly lunch to bring in top government officials, including President Trump, to discuss current issues.

Fiscal hawk Rand Paul chairs the Homeland Security Committee. In this role, he has been skeptical of massive agency budgets and recently voted "no" on the nomination of Markwayne Mullin to be DHS secretary.

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) is next in line to take the gavel on the Judiciary Committee. This follows the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the primary loss of Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas). If he takes this role, Lee would forfeit his current position as chair of the Energy Committee, a move he has indicated he is willing to make.