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Mark Pocan: “Who pays tariffs are these small businesses who've been…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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'It's Complete BS!': Pocan Absolutely Flames Kelly Loeffler Over Tariffs' Impacts On Small Business

Published | Video Starts at 02:58

That would be like me saying, if you said what color is my hair, I'd say I have long flowing red hair. Right, because it's complete bs, right? That's not true. Who pays tariffs are these small businesses who've been impacted, 42,600 on average last September. And then they pass the costs on to consumers. So before I sold my business, when Donald Trump started his tariffs last year, I started getting increases on aluminum sheets. (02:58–03:06)

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Asserts that small businesses pay tariffs, with an average impact of $42,600 last September.

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