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Mark Kelly: “Tariffs are paid by the person or company that imports the…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Mark Kelly speaks on Iran war, gas prices, Artemis II | FOX 10 Phoenix

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

Tariffs do make sense for very specific reasons. But the policy that this admin administration has had, the result has been to just raise prices on the American people. Tariffs are paid by the person or company that imports the goods. They're paid to customs at the port of entry. Not what the President says. President says these other countries are paying these tariffs. That's just not true. (04:31–04:38)

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Asserts that tariffs are paid by importers, not foreign countries.

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