GOP Rep. Hill: More Targeted Tariffs Would Give More Certainty, Across the Board Creates Uncertainty

RUSH EXCERPT:

HILL: “I think it speaks to the uncertainty nature of this. I hear it from my own constituents at home who are manufacturers who make something, but some of the component parts in what they make [come] from outside the U.S. They’re concerned about the cost, will their product be competitive. And the same is true for Arkansas, a big agricultural state, much of what we produce goes to Canada or Mexico. So, these are important issues, and that’s why I think the strategy has to be right. Using trade diplomacy to open new markets, using trade diplomacy to lower rates in certain product categories, … for example, and using trade diplomacy to punish bad actors. Those are all important elements of it, and I think that gives some certainty. When you use an across-the-board approach, you get that uncertainty that my constituents are reflecting. So, I hope we can work on clarifying that in the weeks ahead.”

(Via Breitbart)