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Maryam Khanum

GOP Lawmakers Left in the Dark On Trump's 'Reciprocal Tariffs' As They Look for Ways to Protect Their States: Report

GOP lawmakers are rushing to protect their states from increasing prices ahead of President Donald Trump's promised implementation of global tariffs. (Credit: AFP)

GOP lawmakers are reportedly not fully aware of what President Donald Trump's tariffs entail, as they rush to protect their states from increasing prices ahead of the promised implementation of global tariffs, set to take effect on April 2.

Republican lawmakers and White House aides have seemingly been left unsure about what the tariffs will impact. As the deadline closes in though, lawmakers are collaborating with local industry groups in an attempt to ensure that certain products or industries that are integral to their states' income do not increase in price by petitioning for exclusions, reported POLITICO.

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