Dem Rep. Ro Khanna: I Have No Problem with Strategic Tariffs, I’m Against 19th Century Policies

KHANNA And the policies ░░░░░░░░ aren t working HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ He says be patient ░░░░░░░░ we shall here By ░░░░░░░░ way Dr Oz was ░░░░░░░░ here two days ago ░░░░░░░░ s running Medicare and ░░░░░░░░ now as you know ░░░░░░░░ s saying they re ░░░░░░░░ to be no cuts ░░░░░░░░ either program That was ░░░░░░░░ word on camera So ░░░░░░░░ re going to keep ░░░░░░░░ and we ll see ░░░░░░░░ or not you re ░░░░░░░░ in the end As ░░░░░░░░ now not the case ░░░░░░░░ regard to politics in ░░░░░░░░ C here s what ░░░░░░░░ find Democratic favorability hit ░░░░░░░░ new low now with ░░░░░░░░ percent unfavorable April of ░░░░░░░░ of last year is ░░░░░░░░ percent So you re ░░░░░░░░ lower confidence The Congressional ░░░░░░░░ leaves at All Time ░░░░░░░░ 25 Republicans are just ░░░░░░░░ tick below 40 percent ░░░░░░░░ re at 25 percent ░░░░░░░░ explains that And is ░░░░░░░░ possible sir that like ░░░░░░░░ lack of messaging that ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about for ░░░░░░░░ long it just just ░░░░░░░░ like the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ like a ping pong ░░░░░░░░ just kind of banging ░░░░░░░░ each wall How do ░░░░░░░░ see it KHANNA Well ░░░░░░░░ of all with Dr ░░░░░░░░ he has not put ░░░░░░░░ specific cuts that he ░░░░░░░░ do He s not ░░░░░░░░ to take on the ░░░░░░░░ to have Medicare negotiate ░░░░░░░░ s not willing to ░░░░░░░░ on Medicare advantage that ░░░░░░░░ actually ripping off Americans ░░░░░░░░ saying that people are ░░░░░░░░ And he s not ░░░░░░░░ to go against the ░░░░░░░░ associations that are charging ░░░░░░░░ more for a hospital ░░░░░░░░ than if you get ░░░░░░░░ same service at a ░░░░░░░░ So he s saying ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ savings on Medicare and ░░░░░░░░ but he s not ░░░░░░░░ to cut the special ░░░░░░░░ But your broader point ░░░░░░░░ we have an economic ░░░░░░░░ I call it a ░░░░░░░░ economic patriotism It s ░░░░░░░░ simple Instead of 19th ░░░░░░░░ policies of high tariffs ░░░░░░░░ expansionism we believe that ░░░░░░░░ should be investing in ░░░░░░░░ advanced manufacturing that we ░░░░░░░░ have AI enabled factories ░░░░░░░░ America that we should ░░░░░░░░ a Marshall Plan HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ don t think Republicans ░░░░░░░░ disagree with that KHANNA ░░░░░░░░ then let s support ░░░░░░░░ funding I want to ░░░░░░░░ funding in Laurene Ohio ░░░░░░░░ Johnstown Pennsylvania in hollowed ░░░░░░░░ communities to put modern ░░░░░░░░ that are going to ░░░░░░░░ sure we need steel ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ idea is all about ░░░░░░░░ Well the the problem ░░░░░░░░ To get better trade ░░░░░░░░ to bring factories back ░░░░░░░░ the U S to ░░░░░░░░ do KHANNA No the ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER tax deals that ░░░░░░░░ it incentive for people ░░░░░░░░ move their companies back ░░░░░░░░ KHANNA Bill HEMMER That ░░░░░░░░ really the baseline of ░░░░░░░░ of this KHANNA And ░░░░░░░░ have no problem with ░░░░░░░░ tariffs to protect industry ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it first And to ░░░░░░░░ it you need to ░░░░░░░░ in the workforce You ░░░░░░░░ to invest in financing ░░░░░░░░ factories Look I represent ░░░░░░░░ Valley If you talk ░░░░░░░░ Tim Cook at Apple ░░░░░░░░ he ll say yeah ░░░░░░░░ want to bring electronics ░░░░░░░░ here We ve got ░░░░░░░░ have the tool engineers ░░░░░░░░ ve got to have ░░░░░░░░ skilled workforce we ve ░░░░░░░░ to invest in that ░░░░░░░░ why aren t we ░░░░░░░░ investing that in places ░░░░░░░░ Lorraine like Warren Ohio ░░░░░░░░ Downriver Michigan Democrats will ░░░░░░░░ in a bipartisan way ░░░░░░░░ a blanket tariff only ░░░░░░░░ isn t smart industrial ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER OK We ll ░░░░░░░░ what we get on ░░░░░░░░ And you did a ░░░░░░░░ deal with Senator Ted ░░░░░░░░ supporting the First Lady ░░░░░░░░ Trump in a bill ░░░░░░░░ was passed KHANNA Yes ░░░░░░░░ on the Hill Sir ░░░░░░░░ come back There s ░░░░░░░░ to discuss And I ░░░░░░░░ you agree with that ░░░░░░░░ Thank you And I ░░░░░░░░ I respect the First ░░░░░░░░ for her leadership on ░░░░░░░░ issue HEMMER Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for coming on Ro ░░░░░░░░ the Democrat KHANNA Thank ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER from California Thank ░░░░░░░░