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James Lankford: “We need to hit them for $268 billion worth of tariff at some point to make up what they have done to our economy”

On the recordJuly 17, 2013
We need to hit them for $268 billion worth of tariff at some point to make up what they have done to our economy
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford proposes tariffs on China to offset economic impacts of carbon emissions.

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