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On the recordMay 8, 2018
So China charges us 15.5 percent tariff on our Ag products, and we charge 5.2 percent on theirs. Why should we not charge them the same tariff that they charge on us?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley questions the fairness of tariff rates between the U.S. and China.

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