| 1 | 1 | | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | 2 | | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | 3 | | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | 4 | | JointHouseResolution |
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| 5 | 5 | | J.R.H.2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | OfferedbyRepresentativesPageofNewportCity,BerbecoofWinooski, |
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| 7 | 7 | | BlackofEssex,Bos-LunofWestminster,BurkeofBrattleboro,Campbellof |
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| 8 | 8 | | St.Johnsbury,CinaofBurlington,CordesofBristol,CritchlowofColchester, |
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| 9 | 9 | | DemarofEnosburgh,DonahueofNorthfield,GoldmanofRockingham, |
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| 10 | 10 | | HarrisonofChittenden,HeadrickofBurlington,KeyserofRutlandCity,Labor |
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| 11 | 11 | | ofMorgan,LipskyofStowe,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,MarcotteofCoventry, |
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| 12 | 12 | | McFaunofBarreTown,NelsonofDerby,SibiliaofDover,andSurprenantof |
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| 13 | 13 | | Barnard |
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| 14 | 14 | | JointresolutionurgingPresidentTrumptorefrainfromimposingtariffson |
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| 15 | 15 | | goodsandservicesimportedfromCanada |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas,theUnitedStatesandCanadahavebeenmilitaryanddiplomatic |
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| 17 | 17 | | alliesandeconomicpartners,eventhroughepisodesofcommercial |
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| 18 | 18 | | disagreement,sinceCanadianconfederationin1867,andmostespeciallyfrom |
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| 19 | 19 | | WorldWarIIforward, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas,accordingtoTDBank,duringthefirstthreequartersof2024, |
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| 21 | 21 | | approximately$683billionincombinedgoodsandserviceswasshippedin |
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| 22 | 22 | | bothdirectionsacrosstheUnitedStates-Canadaborder,and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas,thesamereportalsonotedthatCanadaistheUnitedStates’ |
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| 24 | 24 | | numberoneexportmarket, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas,significantelementsofthistradeareintegrated,especiallyinthe |
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| 26 | 26 | | automobilemanufacturingsector, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas,evenclosertohome,thepersonalandcommercialtiesbetween |
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| 28 | 28 | | VermontandCanadaareamongtheclosestofanyAmericanstatetoits |
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| 29 | 29 | | northernneighbor, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | Whereas,thepersonalaspectofthisrelationshipisreflectedintheStateof |
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| 31 | 31 | | VermontofferingitsresidentsenhancedIDsfordriverandnondriver |
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| 32 | 32 | | identification,inordertofacilitateeasiercross-bordertravel, and |
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| 33 | 33 | | Whereas,for2023,theCanadianConsulateinBostonreportedthatVermont |
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| 34 | 34 | | exported$680millioningoodsand$165millioninservicestoCanada, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | Whereas,in2023,Vermontimported$2.6billioningoodsfromCanadaand |
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| 36 | 36 | | CanadianinvestmentsintheStatesupportedover17,000Vermontjobs, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas,accordingtotheDepartmentofPublicService,in2023,24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | percentofVermont’selectricsupplyportfoliowasservedbyHydro-Québec, |
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| 39 | 39 | | asidefromanyrenewableenergycredits,andVermontGasSystemsreceives |
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| 40 | 40 | | 100percentofitsgasfromCanada, and |
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| 41 | 41 | | Whereas,inrecentyears,GovernorPhilipScotthasrepeatedlytraveledto |
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| 42 | 42 | | MontrealontrademissionsandhasstrivedtoenhanceVermont-Quebectrade |
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| 43 | 43 | | ties, and Whereas,onMondayFebruary3,2025,theUnitedStatescamewithin |
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| 44 | 44 | | hoursofimposinga25percenttariffonmostCanadianproductsenteringour |
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| 45 | 45 | | countryandacorresponding10percenttariffonenergyproductsand |
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| 46 | 46 | | services, and |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas,theGovernmentofCanadawaspreparedtorespondinkindhad |
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| 48 | 48 | | theUnitedStatesproceededwithitsannouncedintentionstoimplementthese |
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| 49 | 49 | | tariffs, and |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas,shortlybeforethedeadline,theUnitedStatesannounceda30-day |
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| 51 | 51 | | delaybeforeanytariffswithCanadamightbeimposed,leavingasenseof |
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| 52 | 52 | | immediatereliefbutaperiodofworrisomeuncertainty, and |
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| 53 | 53 | | Whereas,theUnitedStatesimportsmoresteelandaluminumfromCanada |
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| 54 | 54 | | thanfromanyothernation,andthe25percentuniversallyapplicabletariffon |
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| 55 | 55 | | theseproducts,whichtheUnitedStatesannouncedonFebruary10,2025,will |
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| 56 | 56 | | significantlyimpactbothnations’economies, and |
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| 57 | 57 | | Whereas,theseparateissueofapossible25percenttariffonmostCanadian |
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| 58 | 58 | | goodsenteringtheUnitedStatesandanassociated10percenttariffonimports |
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| 59 | 59 | | ofCanadianenergyproducts,alongwiththeeconomicanddailyliving |
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| 60 | 60 | | implicationsforVermontandVermonters,remainsonthetable, and |
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| 61 | 61 | | Whereas,GovernorPhilipScotthasestablishedaninteragencytaskforceto |
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| 62 | 62 | | prepareforthestillrealpotentialthattheseproposedtariffs,asidefromthose |
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| 63 | 63 | | alreadyimposedonsteelandaluminum,willtakeeffect, and |
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| 64 | 64 | | Whereas,althoughtheGovernor’sforesighttodevelopacontingencyplan |
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| 65 | 65 | | fortheworst-casescenarioisprudentandappropriate,theidealsituation |
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| 66 | 66 | | wouldbeforthetaskforce’scontingenciestoproveunnecessary,asthe |
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| 67 | 67 | | duelingtariffscouldresultinadisruptioninlong-establishedindustrialand |
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| 68 | 68 | | othercommercialrelationshipsandagreements,andthetwonation’stariffs |
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| 69 | 69 | | couldprovecostlyforconsumersonbothsidesofoursharedinternational |
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| 70 | 70 | | boundary,nowthereforebeit |
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| 71 | 71 | | ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: |
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| 72 | 72 | | ThattheGeneralAssemblyurgesPresidentDonaldJ.Trumptorefrain |
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| 73 | 73 | | fromimposingtariffsongoodsandservicesimportedintotheUnitedStates |
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| 74 | 74 | | fromCanada,and be it further |
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| 75 | 75 | | Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthis |
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| 76 | 76 | | resolutiontoPresidentDonaldJ.Trump,GovernorPhilipB.Scott,Prime |
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| 77 | 77 | | MinisterJustinTrudeauofCanada,PremierFrançoisLegault,andtheVermont |
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| 78 | 78 | | CongressionalDelegation. |
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