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John Cornyn: “Secretary Bessant and the U.S. trade Representative are…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Republican Spending Bill, Border Security, and Re-election Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 08:33

… the pause button for 90 days while these tariffs are being negotiated, hopefully on a reciprocal basis, which I think is the principle that needs to be focused on. And Secretary Bessant and the U.S. trade Representative are actively doing that with, with dozens, literally, of countries now. So, ultimately, I think that, to me, is the goal because we need to have access to foreign markets just as we open our markets to other countries. (08:33–08:40)

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Asserts that Secretary Bessant and the U.S. Trade Representative are negotiating with dozens of countries.

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