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Ed Markey: Instead of imposing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum that actually hurts many sectors of our economy, that instead…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
Instead of imposing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum that actually hurts many sectors of our economy, that instead the President should have been focusing on China right from the very beginning.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes tariffs on allies, suggesting focus should have been on China.

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