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Chuck Schumer: “Families are paying more than $2,400 a year because of these…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:22

Well, if this is what Liberation Day was supposed to look like, then God help us. Hiring is down. Prices are ticking up. Families are paying more than $2,400 a year because of these tariffs. $2,400 is a lot of money even to families way into the middle class. And businesses have no clue of what Donald Trump is doing next. (03:22–03:29)

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Asserts that tariffs are costing families over $2,400 annually.

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