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On the recordApril 12, 2025
I’m not against tariffs outright, but it is a blunt tool. You can’t just pull out the tariff hammer to swing at every problem without a clear defined end-goal.
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Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic · Michigan

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Whitmer critiques the indiscriminate use of tariffs without clear objectives.

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