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Gary Peters: “Well, I know a lot of Senate Republicans are very concerned. The conversations that I have, they think this is…”

On the recordJune 4, 2019
Well, I know a lot of Senate Republicans are very concerned. The conversations that I have, they think this is misguided. I think we all agree the use of tariffs should be related to trade policy, not other types of issues like immigration.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Peters expresses concern about the use of tariffs in relation to immigration policy and highlights the worries of Senate Republicans.

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