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Bernie Moreno: “A Mexican company bought Republic Steel, shipped valuable…”

Featuring: Bernie Moreno, Republican | U.S. Senate, Ohio

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Senate Debate on Small Business Tariff Exemptions: Edward Markey vs. Bernie Moreno

Published | Video Starts at 13:36

How do I know it? Because I've been a small business owner my entire life. And when we're talking about, let's talk about the subject at hand and tariffs. Tariffs are … A Mexican company bought Republic Steel, shipped valuable equipment to Mexico, laid off employees, and left an environmental disaster in Canton, Ohio. … and, and they wanted to ship that steel into the United States completely tariff free. What was the impact on small businesses around that steel mill? (13:36–13:57)

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Asserts that a Mexican company negatively impacted Republic Steel and the local environment in Canton, Ohio.

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