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Jill Tokuda: “This administration is making it worse with tariff and trade…”

Featuring: Jill Tokuda, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District

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'This Administration Is Making It Worse!': Tokuda Trashes Trump Admin Over Rising Costs

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

Electricity costs are expected to surge even higher. Families are deciding whether they can afford groceries, medicine, rent, or the drive to work. This is the cost of indifference. And instead of lowering costs, This administration is making it worse with tariff and trade wars, blocking renewable energy projects that would help Hawaii build real energy independence and bring bills and costs down. It's time to end this reckless war, lower costs and put our working people first. Mr. Speaker, I yield back. Gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from. (00:56–01:08)

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Asserts that the administration's policies, including tariff and trade wars and blocking renewable energy projects, are worsening economic conditions in Hawaii.

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