SCHNEIDER ON TRUMP TARIFFS: TRUMP’S MAKING THE WRONG KIND OF HISTORY

WASHINGTON – Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs:

“The President keeps using tariffs. I don’t think tariffs work the way the President thinks. The headlines tell the story…

The Wall Street Journal: “The Dumbest Trade War in History.” 

CNN: “Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history”

Daily Telegraph: “Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history”

Trump’s making the wrong kind of history. 

Republicans must join with Democrats and put Congress back in the driver’s seat.”

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