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On the recordApril 2, 2025
this week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won't understand how the tariffs make economic sense. That's because they don't. They aren't designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes tariffs as a political tool rather than an economic strategy.

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