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The bill that sparked the protest haka sought to redefine the country's founding treaty and has since been voted down.

It was not the consensus position of the Republican caucus, which had voted down efforts to repeal the entirety of the Affordable Care Act.

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional group dance after being asked if her party supported a controversial bill - which has since been voted down - to redefine the country's founding treaty.

The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112 votes to 11, days after a government committee recommended that it should not proceed.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. – who voted down the measure on reversing Canada duties – told CNN that the president’s calculation that tariffs would shift manufacturing back in the long run wasn’t a safe bet.