Hakeem Jeffries: “Everybody knows that the Trump tariffs have increased costs…”

“So what House Democrats will do immediately to try to drive down costs is to eradicate the Trump tariffs as they've currently been put into place. Why? Because Everybody knows that the Trump tariffs have increased costs on everyday Americans by thousands of dollars a year. On grocery items and on goods that are needed to live a comfortable, quality life in America. So we can start there as it relates to dealing with the high cost of living in the United States of America.” (06:03–06:13)

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