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Jared Polis: “Colorado's largest export is beef and it would hurt Colorado…”

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Governor Jared Polis Discusses Tariffs, Immigration, and Democratic Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 03:03

And a lot of the companies that invest in capital for manufacturing would move those factories overseas if they face tariffs on importing the components that they need to the United States. We've heard our farmers and ranchers. Colorado's largest export is beef and it would hurt Colorado producers of nearly every product across the board. So consumers, yes, it hurts, but it also would devastate manufacturing and it would decrease not just American wealth, but global wealth. Have you told, have you tried to talk to the Trump administration about this? (03:03–03:13)

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Asserts that tariffs would negatively impact Colorado's beef exports and other products.

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