The US Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before deciding to impose tariffs for national security, as trade groups continued to voice opposition to his new round of hefty duties on Chinese imports. Thirty-nine Republicans and 49Democrats backed the resolution calling for Congress to have a role when the president imposes trade barriers in the name of national security, as he did this year on steel and aluminum. Some US trade groups have already urged the Congress to curb the escalation of tariffs. Rick Helfenbein, president of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, for example, said on June 15 that "President Trump is fixated with tariffs" when the administration proposed additional 25 percent of tariffs on Chinese import. In a statement on Tuesday immediately following Trump administration's new round of hefty tariffs on Chinese imports, Helfenbein said this move will not do anything to help American workers, American consumers, or American businesses.