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Peter Welch: “This is going to increase our grocery prices. This is going…”

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 00:50

And I can't add, really, to the recitation of the practical consequences that this has on businesses and on Vermont families beyond what Senator Shaheen said. But it really mystifies Vermonters. People come up to me and they say, peter, seriously, This is going to increase our grocery prices. This is going to mean lumber is more expensive. This is going to mean home heating fuel. And we rely on Canadian gas, probably more than you do, but also home heating fuel. This is going to raise our prices. In that 150 bucks, the 200 bucks you're talking about, that's real. (00:50–00:58)

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