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Peter Welch: “There'll be a 25% tariff on [lumber] as that lumber returns…”

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

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When that log goes up to Canada, when it's milled and returned as lumber that can be used in home building, There'll be a 25% tariff on [lumber] as that lumber returns [from Canada]. Who's going to pay for that? The home builder or the home buyer? That's what's going to happen. So how in the world is this going to lead to the so called golden age? (10:00–10:03)

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