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Rand Paul: “Tariffs on Canada will threaten us with a recession. I mean, it's a terrible, terrible idea.”

On the recordApril 1, 2025
Tariffs on Canada will threaten us with a recession. I mean, it's a terrible, terrible idea.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul warned that tariffs could lead to economic downturn.

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