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Peter Welch: “There was nobody in these businesses who said that the cost…”

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

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Welch Outlines Cost of Trump Tariffs for Vermont on Senate Floor.

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

We met in St. Albans, which is a few miles from the Canadian border, and I asked these businesses, just tell us what happens. First of all, There was nobody in these businesses who said that the cost of this tariff would not be passed on to the consumer. All right, Common sense. It's like somehow if there's a 25% increase in cost, the business can just eat it. (03:54–04:04)

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