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Tony Wied: “I think smart tariffs are a great tool to make sure that…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 13:42

Again, I think we need to grow our economy. I'm very interested in doing what we need to do to grow our economy in this country. Reduce inflation. And again, I think smart tariffs are a great tool to make sure that, you know, goods aren't being produced in China and in Mexico and those types of things in order to get those jobs right back here. And I think that's what really will grow this economy. Okay. There's been a lot of talk about expanding tariffs. Do you support additional tariffs, and how do you see them helping or hurting American consumers? (13:42–13:52)

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Asserts that tariffs can help bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. from countries like China and Mexico.

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