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John Cornyn: “Some of the Tariffs on imported steel have made [the revival…”

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

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Senator John Cornyn is running for a fifth term and is "confident of the outcome"

Published | Video Starts at 14:47

It's finally coming back in America where we basically weren't building any new steel factories. We need that to build infrastructure. We need it for national security. And Some of the Tariffs on imported steel have made [the revival of the steel industry] possible. But the president, the thing that convinced me the most is the president talked about reciprocity being the standard and that we are our goods and services that we export are treated by other countries the same as we allow them market access here. (14:47–14:52)

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Asserts that tariffs on imported steel have contributed to the revival of the U.S. steel industry.

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