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Sherrod Brown: “The tariffs have increased their costs. The tractors are…”

Featuring: Sherrod Brown, Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Ohio

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Published | Video Starts at 19:40

Okay, so the health care. Those farmers in the Midwest, they depend on the tax subsidies so they can buy private insurance. Number two, The tariffs have increased their costs. The tractors are more expensive, the seed is more expensive, the fertilizer is more expensive. And then three, the tariffs led directly to them losing their biggest market. And number four, we've created a market for Argentinian farmers. So when this is over, those markets are gone. (19:40–19:48)

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Asserts that tariffs have increased costs for Midwest farmers, including tractors, seed, and fertilizer.

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