House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith and other Republicans on the panel were giving a robust defense of President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy Wednesday even as the president was making a sharp course correction by pausing and lowering tariffs on 75 unspecified countries.
“The Trump agenda prioritizes the long-term prosperity of working families and communities ahead of short term stock market swings,” Smith, R-Mo., said to open the hearing on the trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. “The American people are counting on us to think beyond today’s headlines and stay focused on growing the economy and creating good paying jobs.”
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., echoed that support.
