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Ron Johnson: “In Wisconsin, we've got farmers who will be affected. We've…”

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

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U.S. Senator Ron Johnson on So Called Vaccines, Tariffs & Taxation

Published | Video Starts at 12:12

He used tariffs brilliantly in his administration to get Mexico to cooperate with his remaining Mexico policy that largely secured the border. But the fact is In Wisconsin, we've got farmers who will be affected. We've got home builders, we've got manufacturers that compete globally. There'll be a huge competitive disadvantage. We'll be retaliated against. I mean, first round Harley Davidson was retaliated against. Our Wisconsin dairy farmers were. So I'm highly concerned and president ought to be as well. (12:12–12:19)

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Asserts that tariffs will negatively impact Wisconsin farmers, home builders, and manufacturers.

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