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Richard Neal: “He's been able to dredge up pretty archaic law with his…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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Government Matters E-97 - Congressman Richard E. Neal

Published | Video Starts at 15:38

I was never naive about this as it relates to the President. I knew he would move to another round of tariffs under other federal law. Which he has done. Precisely. In fact, He's been able to dredge up pretty archaic law with his latest round of tariffs. Seldom they ever used or have they ever been used under the purpose of a national threat. And I think that Amazon and Caterpillar have said they're going to offer some relief to the consumers. (15:38–15:45)

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Asserts that Donald Trump used archaic laws for new tariffs.

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