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When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump's spending cuts and tariffs

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Republican lawmakers are starting to push back against certain aspects of President Trump 's plans.

They are doing so carefully, acknowledging that voters want to shake up business-as-usual in Washington .

GOP lawmakers represent his most important line of defense to issue controversial orders.

If he goes too far, they could use their legislative powers to stop him, teaming up with Democrats .

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul have objected to Trump ’s tariffs, warning that they’ll drive up costs for Americans .

Canada has already announced retaliatory measures that take direct aim at Kentucky production, targeting products like peanut butter and whiskey.

The president has frozen grant funding under two laws enacted by President Joe Biden , for infrastructure money and clean energy credits like on electric vehicles.