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J. D. Vance: “The tariffs actually penalize you for building overseas.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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We want to invest and save and build things in America and reward people for doing so. But if you're going to build a factory in some foreign country, that's what the tariffs do. The tariffs actually penalize you for building overseas. while the working families tax cut rewards you for building something here in the United States of America. (16:04–16:08)

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Asserts that tariffs penalize companies for building factories overseas.

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