“The tariffs raised prices for families and contributed to core inflation.”

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On the recordJanuary 11, 2018
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
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