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Peter Welch: “The iPhones will be the biggest tax on consumers in…”

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

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Senator Peter Welch Discusses U.S.-Canada Relations and Economic Concerns Amid Trump's Tariff Policies

Published | Video Starts at 05:06

Instead it is, please, because people say I'm being dramatic. It is not realistic for iPhones or Samsung phones be made in America. Well, you're exactly right. The iPhones will be the biggest tax on consumers in generations. That's a fact. And it will undercut our trade relationship and the strength of our economy. Targeted tariffs, where you've got dumping by China, I think a lot of us are totally open to that. (05:06–05:11)

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Asserts that tariffs on iPhones will significantly increase costs for consumers.

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