I know when it comes to trade and tariffs, this committee has strong bipartisan concerns. So I'm glad that we have the opportunity to hear directly from you today, Ambassador Greer. You know, President Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Instead, he did slap these unprecedented new taxes on nearly everything that Americans buy from abroad. And now that prices are rising, he. He's calling affordability a Democratic scam. (00:14–00:18)
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Asserts that President Trump made a promise to lower costs on his first day in office.
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