The U.S. will issue tariff exemptions on several categories of Canadian imports, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Friday.
The Republican incumbent's announcement came as voters have already started casting ballots in the pivotal Maine Senate race, one of the most competitive contests of the midterm election cycle.
President Donald Trump has waged a trade war against Canada resulting in heavy tariffs on a wide range of goods imported from the top U.S. economic partner. Many of those tariffs have put strain on businesses in Maine, which buys more from Canada than any other foreign country.
Collins, whose Democratic opponent Troy Jackson has tried to tie her to Trump's unpopular tariffs, has previously touted her efforts to push back on the president's protectionist trade policies.
In their first televised debate on Oct. 6, Collins took credit for removing some items from Trump's list of tariffs on Canadian goods, including road salt.