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Bob Casey Jr.: “I think what's happened in the last 18 months is it's been a…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Former senator Bob Casey on Congress, midterms and why voters are frustrated with Washington

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

… steel industry, where it was targeted on a particular industry that was being undermined, I think illegally by China and other countries. We can use tariff power in that way. I think what's happened in the last 18 months is it's been a broad and categorical application of tariffs that I think has been injurious or adverse to the economy. that I think we should. I hope the administration would refocus on much more surgical tariffs to help American industries when they're being undercut by China or some other country. (05:35–05:49)

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Asserts that the broad application of tariffs in the last 18 months has harmed the economy.

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