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Mike Crapo Blocks Bill To Curb President's Authority To Impose Tariffs Ahead Of Mass-Tariff Deadline

Published | Video Starts at 07:18

But they're only a slight improvement on a crisis that the President created himself. At a time when people are rightly worried about the rising cost of living. Trump's tariffs amount to a tax to make everything from clothes to housing to food even more expensive. For example, last month, home prices hit a record high, and these tariffs could add more than $10,000 to the cost of a home. (07:18–07:27)

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Asserts that Trump's tariffs increase the cost of various goods.

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