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Ron Johnson: “A generalized tariff would actually harm allies, harm…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Johnson Discusses Trade Concerns on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 00:51

I mean, I have a problem with it because that is really where the root cause of problem is. The, the gross oversupply within China. Right. And their trade abuses. But A generalized tariff would actually harm allies, harm American consumers, by the way, harm American workers that use steel in production. hurting their competitive nature in global markets as well. I'm opposed to that. All right, so there are two obstacles here, and we should discuss them both. (00:51–01:05)

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