So instead of predictable rules based trade, this current administration I believe is pursuing a more chaotic on again, off again, on again off again tariff structure that in some instances are higher than even the Smoot Hawley levels. It has created uncertainty for business and consumers, raised costs and threatened the supply chain for American manufacturing. I come from one of the most trade dependent states in the nation. So every time I go home this is what I hear. (06:06–06:13)
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Asserts that the current tariff structure has created uncertainty, raised costs, and threatened supply chains.
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