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Why are they allowing fentanyl to pour into our Country unchecked, and without penalty. What is wrong with them, other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly known as TDS,
Trump said in a post on Truth Social Make no mistake: goods made in America will be more expensive to manufacture and, ultimately, for consumers to purchase, with higher broad-based tariffs,
he said in a statement after his vote They’re listening to their constituents,
Kaine told The Independent Tariffs on imports like fertilizer will only hurt Maine potato growers,
Collins said in a floor speech Do you even know that they're going into play today,
she asked The Independent We don't want to discourage these Canadian tourists who are so vital to Maine's economy from vacationing in Maine because they are so angry at what has happened,
The orders make clear that the flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl to the United States, through illicit distribution networks, has created a national emergency, including a public health crisis,
Trump's order reads in part The fact is the vast majority of fentanyl in America comes from the southern border,
The price hikes that will happen for Maine families, every time they go to the grocery store, they fill their gas tank, they fill their heating oil tank, if these tariffs go into effect, will be so harmful,
she said in a Wednesday floor speech The American people are seeing how bad Trump is,
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Tariffs will hurt our families. Canada is not an enemy,
the Democratic senator Tim Kaine, the bill’s sponsor, said in a floor speech on Wednesday Today, Donald Trump takes a sledgehammer to the American economy and even to the American dream,
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Once the American people say, 'I don't want to embrace somebody, I don't want to vote for somebody, I don't want to support somebody who embraces Trump's policies,' things are going to change,
Why are we doing this? I mean, at what point do we say, 'You've got to work for yourselves and you've got to'? This is why we have the big deficits,
As I have always warned, tariffs are bad policy, and trade wars with our partners hurt working people most."
In a statement following the vote, McConnell, the former Senate Republican leader, said President Trump promised to secure our borders and stop the scourge of fentanyl that’s poisoning our communities, and he’s delivering. Democrat Senator Tim Kaine is trying to undermine the President’s Emergency Declaration at our Northern Borders—a measure that prioritizes our national security—for reasons that defy logic,
a White House official told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement on Tuesday The Trump Administration’s own threat assessment report on fentanyl did not mention Canada—not even once. Trump’s order is a blatant abuse of his authority, and it is critical that Congress push back before he inflicts even more damage to our economy and to the relationship with one of our top trading partners and closest allies."
Kaine pushed back, telling Fox News Digital in a statement I think tariffs on trade between US and Canada will threaten our country with a recession. I think they're a terrible idea economically and will lead to higher prices. Tariffs are simply taxes. Republicans used to be and conservatives, in particular, used to be against new taxes."
Under Joe Biden’s failed leadership, criminal networks, fentanyl, and terrorists ran rampant along the northern border. Today’s stunt by Tim Kaine proves once again how woefully out of touch the Democrat Party is with the American people as they use a matter of national security for political gamesmanship. The stakes are too high to reverse course; the declaration must stay in place,
Many of my Republican colleagues in Congress have already expressed concerns about these tariffs, so the Senate’s upcoming vote on our legislation provides senators with the perfect opportunity to show Americans that they will stand up for their constituents and reverse the President’s disastrous economic policies,
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