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John Larson: “Congress adjourned on Tuesday this week because Speaker…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

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Representative John Larson Discusses Trump's Tariffs and Social Security Reforms on Washington Journal

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

And I, you know, I think based on the impact that this is going to have on farming alone and based on what we're hearing, we noticed, as you probably did, that Congress adjourned on Tuesday this week because Speaker Johnson didn't want them here to have to deal with this broad, sweeping announcement that President Trump made late yesterday afternoon. And if you'd like to join our conversation with Representative John Larson, you can start calling in now. He's a Democrat from Connecticut. The numbers are Republicans 202748, 8001, Democrats 2027488000 and independents 202748, 8002. (05:07–05:21)

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Asserts that Congress adjourned to avoid dealing with Trump's tariff announcement.

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