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Jamieson Greer: “If the companies are going to get this windfall, they should…”

Featuring: Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative | National

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U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer on U.S.-China trade relations, Iran war impact and tariffs agenda

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

The whole reason the President imposed these tariffs was to try to reshore, to fix our massive imbalance in trade that we've experienced over many years because of China, Vietnam, the EU and others. If the companies are going to get this windfall, they should pass it along to their workers as a bonus or a raise because that's the purpose of the program. It's always been the purpose of the program and the American people should get it and the companies should give it to their workers. (07:20–07:28)

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Asserts that companies benefiting from tariffs should pass benefits to workers as bonuses or raises.

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