WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with a bevy of worries about the economic impacts of the president’s sweeping tariff strategy. OUT CUE: That’s Bernie Bennett reporting. VERBATIM: In a Senate hearing and interviews with reporters this week, Republican skepticism of President Donald Trump’s agenda reached a level unseen since he […]
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GOP Senators Express Concerns Over Tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with a bevy of worries about the economic impacts of the president’s sweeping tariff strategy.
OUT CUE: That’s Bernie Bennett reporting.
VERBATIM: In a Senate hearing and interviews with reporters this week, Republican skepticism of President Donald Trump’s agenda reached a level unseen since he won the GOP presidential nomination last year.
While GOP lawmakers made sure to direct their concern at Trump’s aides and advisers, it still amounted to a rare Republican break from Trump. Lawmakers are worried about warnings that the plans could lead to a recession.