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Jim McGovern: “Trump's war and his tariffs are making [grocery prices]…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Republicans Try to Push Through POISONOUS Farm Bill in the DEAD OF NIGHT

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

They need help because our tax system rewards wealth instead of workers. They need help because grocery prices are too damn high. And Trump's war and his tariffs are making [grocery prices] worse. And instead of helping everyday people, Republicans take away their food and use it to give billionaires another tax break. It is outrageous, it is immoral, and it is wrong. (02:21)

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Asserts that Trump's policies and tariffs are exacerbating high grocery prices.

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