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Peter Welch: “If they arrive on Monday, they're cool. If they arrive on…”

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

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Peter Welch Discusses Impact of Trump's Tariff Strategy on Manufacturers

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

22 different tariffs, and it looks like the president wakes up, kind of checks his mood and changes the tariff regime. And I've talked to manufacturers where they've had products coming in to a port and If they arrive on Monday, they're cool. If they arrive on Wednesday, it's going to cost them another $75,000. just in terms of implementation. 22 different tariffs over the course of a few months. Good. I'm mindful this will be my last question. (00:42–00:49)

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Asserts that tariff changes can result in a $75,000 cost difference for manufacturers based on arrival day.

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