And Maria, this really highlights why the president, it was so important that he declared a national emergency and implemented these tariffs in the first place. The fact that The People's Republic of China...have so much control over critical supply in the United States of America, that is the definition of a national emergency. The president has taken very decisive action to correct that problem over the last eight months. But unless we have access to this tariff authority, it's going to be very hard to negotiate with China. (11:04–11:35)
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Asserts that China's control over critical supplies is a national emergency.
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