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Peter Welch: “The President announced that he was going to pause [the…”

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

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Vermont Senator's Plea Against Tariffs Impacting Trade with Canada

Published | Video Starts at 00:06

Thank you, Mr. President. It was a relief, I think, to all of us that The President announced that he was going to pause [the tariffs] for 90 days. These tariffs that have caused so much turmoil and havoc, it's only a pause. And it also continues tariffs with Canada and Mexico that continue to create enormous havoc for us in Vermont and I think for many states in the country. (00:06–00:10)

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