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Chuck Schumer: “Donald Trump's tariffs are nothing more than a tax hike on…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Chuck Schumer Criticizes Trump's Tariffs and Calls for Retail Transparency

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

The chaos he's unleashed is eating away at retailers, restaurants, small businesses and middle class families. Wallets. It's still estimated these tariffs will cost thousands of dollars for each family each year. Donald Trump's tariffs are nothing more than a tax hike on consumers. I am supporting legislation with Jamie Raskin to require large retailers to start displaying clearly to customers precisely how much tariffs are contributing to the total price of products. (01:15–01:21)

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Asserts that Trump's tariffs function as a tax increase on consumers.

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