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Patty Murray: “There is no good reason for us to be picking fights with our…”

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Washington Sen. Patty Murray, business leaders slam new Trump tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 01:20

It is paid to our government not by China, not by Japan, but by importers here in America. And while these fall especially heavily on companies like Wajimaya, tariffs affect all grocers. There is no good reason for us to be picking fights with our trading partners and especially our close allies like Canada and the EU. There is no good reason for us to let Trump raise taxes on families. There is no good reason for us to let Trump bankrupt small businesses. (01:20–01:28)

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Asserts that there is no justification for the U.S. to engage in trade disputes with allies such as Canada and the EU.

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