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Ted Cruz: “There are those in the administration who just like tariffs…”

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

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Discussion on Tariffs and Medicaid Reforms with Senator Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

So I'm all for tariffs as leverage to get lower tariffs from other countries and to open up their markets. That's good for Texas, it's good for America. But There are those in the administration who just like tariffs, want, want trillions in new taxes. And they're the exact same people who are saying, gosh, we should raise taxes on the top level. And that would be a tax on every small business, every job creator. (04:11–04:17)

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