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Peter Welch: “China tariffs are one thing. They've been ripping us off for…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Discussion on Trump's Executive Overreach and Tariff Policies with Senator Booker

Published | Video Starts at 04:47

He wants to return manufacturing to the United States. I'm on board with that. Will these tariffs help us or will they hurt us? You know, China tariffs are one thing. They've been ripping us off for decades. And the president is standing up to them. I support that. But Canada and Mexico, where we have this USMCA agreement that he negotiated, by the way, and it's been beneficial all around. (04:47–04:52)

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Asserts that China has been economically exploiting the U.S. for decades.

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