For example, when I was in the Senate, we had, and this actually went through two administrations, both the first Trump administration and the Biden administration, where Tariffs were then used to help our 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. (05:21–05:34)
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Asserts that tariffs were used to protect the U.S. steel industry from illegal undermining by China and other countries.
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