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Blake Moore: “We reduced the deficit by $360 billion, but tariffs were a…”

Featuring: Blake Moore, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 1st Congressional District

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… gdp, change the tide, if you could just change the tide or steer the ship just a little bit like you're doing something significant. And this last year we did, We reduced the deficit by $360 billion, but tariffs were a part of it and they were ruled unconstitutional through the IIPA process. And some of those monies are going to be going back to refunds. And I agree with the, I agree ultimately with the SCOTUS ruling. (16:36–16:46)

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Asserts that the deficit was reduced by $360 billion, partly due to tariffs ruled unconstitutional.

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