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Tim Pawlenty: Well, I was always taught, Erin, to measure twice and cut once, and that would be a good rule for tariff imposed to…

On the recordMarch 9, 2025
Well, I was always taught, Erin, to measure twice and cut once, and that would be a good rule for tariff imposed to follow as well, because markets, as you just noted, don't like uncertainty. They don't like chaos.
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Tim Pawlenty

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Tim Pawlenty discusses the need for certainty in tariff policies to avoid market chaos and uncertainty.

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