Roy Blunt: Trump’s Tariffs Hurt a Lot of Missouri Farm Families But His Goal with China Is the Right Goal

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WALLACE: “Kevin Corke reporting from buenos aires buenos aires. And thanks for that. Joining us now with reaction to the meeting with president XI is one of the Senate Republican leaders, Roy blunt. As Kevin just reported, President Trump has agreed to pause any inquiries and tariffs or new tariffs for 90 days while we negotiate with the Chinese about trade issues, trade architecture, issues like trade technology and also about their buying more U.S. Goods. But isn’t that the kind of vague, nonspecific offer from the Chinese that the trump Administration has rejected in the past?”
BLUNT: “First let me join all the Americans who express insight or gratitude for President Bush in his life and his great example. But on this topic, people like me who have really been concerned about the president’s stated trade policy can take some encouragement about what happened in the last couple of days, the signing of the U.S., Canada, Mexico agreement. That’s a big step that six months ago or even just a few weeks ago we were concerned we would not be making that kind of progress. And on the Chinese front, you’re exactly right. We need more specifics here. The ad products that come from my stay, the middle of the country, I think the soybean exports to China have gone to virtually zero from about one out of every three rows of soybeans were being exported to China. So whether it’s those kinds of crops or pork or beef or chicken, we need to see some real specific figures here. This has heard a lot of Missouri farm families and farm families all over the country but the president’s goal to get China in a better and fairer place in trade is the right goal. I’m just hoping that what we’ve seen in the Canada, Mexico side of the ledger is now going to have the same kind of impact as we are negotiating seriously with China.”