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Edward Markey: “These tariffs are going to threaten to put [small…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Senate Debate on Small Business Tariff Exemptions: Edward Markey vs. Bernie Moreno

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

They don't have anything to do with it. It just keeps coming into their lives. And the messages from 1854 and other small businesses across the country is clear. These tariffs are going to threaten to put [small businesses] out of business. Small businesses are not Democrat. They're not Republican. This should not be a partisan issue. And I am disappointed that President Trump continues to ignore the outrage and the opposition of his irrational and ill advised tariff policy. (07:53–07:59)

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Asserts that tariffs pose a threat to the survival of small businesses.

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