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Catherine Cortez Masto: “99% of the coffee that we consume comes from out of the…”

Featuring: Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Nevada

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LIVE: Cortez Masto Pushes to Repeal Trump Coffee Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 06:47

And that's why this commodity, this particular product, there had never been a tariff on it before, because 99% of the coffee that we consume comes from out of the country. So it really is having a devastating impact on our small businesses, and they really shouldn't be used as leverage in a negotiation tactic for this reason. (06:47–06:53)

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Reiterates that 99% of coffee consumed in the U.S. is imported.

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