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Jon Ossoff: “These tariffs are crushing our state, and we’ll repeal those tariffs, and I’d like to hear the congressman explain why…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2026
These tariffs are crushing our state, and we’ll repeal those tariffs, and I’d like to hear the congressman explain why he voted for them over and over and over again.
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Jon Ossoff
Democratic · Georgia

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Ossoff discusses tariffs and their impact.

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