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Ted Cruz: “A lot of foreign countries have what are called non tariff…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 12:46

One camp is urging the president use the tariffs you've imposed, the tariffs you've threatened as leverage. Yep. To get our foreign trading partners to lower their own tariffs, to open up their markets. A lot of foreign countries have what are called non tariff barriers. They make it very hard for American farmers and ranchers and manufacturers to sell their products into foreign countries. And one camp says use the tariffs. (12:46–12:50)

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Many foreign countries use non-tariff barriers to restrict trade.

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