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Markwayne Mullin: “Sometimes in business you have to have short-term pain to have long-term gain, and we don’t think this is even going to…”

On the recordApril 2, 2025
Sometimes in business you have to have short-term pain to have long-term gain, and we don’t think this is even going to be that long of a short term, if it is at all.
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Markwayne Mullin
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Mullin supports tariffs, suggesting short-term economic pain is necessary for future benefits.

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