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Patty Murray: “These tariffs did more than squeeze families wallets. They…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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Senator Murray's Address to Washington State

Published | Video Starts at 07:29

… handedly hitting American families with the largest tax increase in history by illegally slapping sweeping tariffs on allies and trading partners and starting these pointless trade wars across the globe. These tariffs did more than squeeze families wallets. They pushed small businesses in our state to the brink and they choked our economy. And this past weekend, within hours of the Supreme Court saying his tariffs are illegal, Trump slapped a new tariff on every country in the world. (07:29–07:39)

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