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Jared Golden: “A big loophole lets a lot of goods in and undermines…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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The Global Tariff with Rep. Jared Golden

Published | Video Starts at 21:01

We got a lot of lower level, very cheap goods just coming in. No tariffs, no taxes, even bypassing a formal customs process. And so while that's A big loophole lets a lot of goods in and undermines American businesses, tied to the fentanyl crisis. A lot of precursors coming in. If you talk to the federal law enforcement agencies that are trying to crack down on this, this is one of the biggest loopholes … (21:01–21:11)

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Asserts that a significant loophole in trade allows goods that undermine American businesses and is linked to the fentanyl crisis.

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