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Peter Welch: “Vermont, it's our biggest trading partner, but that's true…”

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 01:07

In our message to them, bipartisan, led by Senator Shaheen and Senator Craig Kramer, who has a very close relationship with Trump, is we love Canada. That relationship is important to us economically. It's really important. Vermont, it's our biggest trading partner, but that's true for 34 states. So it's important that we stay together. Senator, to your, to your important point about the relationship, it's not just an economic one. It's also the national security interest that we share with Canada. (01:07–01:12)

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Asserts that Canada is the biggest trading partner for Vermont and 34 other U.S. states.

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