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How to use the word tariffs in a Sentence?

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Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs -- even when we benefit from them. I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.

Charles Koch

added by Normando
2 months ago

Our economic sanctions, export controls, and tariffs announced this week, in coordination with the G7, demonstrate that we will continue to work with our allies and partners to increase the pressure on President Putin, make it harder for him to wage his brutal war, and continue degrading the Russian economy’s ability to fuel continued aggression.

Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It would certainly be smart to remove the tariffs now, they're not meeting any objectives and they're being paid for by American households.

David Dollar

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you get rid of these tariffs, the price of those goods should go down.

United States

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These tariffs are adding to the cost of many goods that United States consumers are buying.

United States

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We think it's the wrong time to relax tariffs on China, we think it would have a marginal impact, at best, on inflation.

Liz Shuler

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think if we can reduce tariffs where those tariffs aren't strategic and are hurting us, but not doing much to the Chinese, I think that can make a meaningful contribution to reducing inflation, i think it's going to take time to put out this fire, and it's going to burn for a while, and it's not going to be completely comfortable while we are putting out the fire. That's just a consequence of the situation we find ourselves in.

Larry Summers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm talking with the secretary when we get home. I am considering The US. We did not impose any of those tariffs. They're imposed by the last administration and they're under consideration.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The overall impact the tariffs have had on trade is a much harder thing to sort through ever since the ceasefire.

Joseph Glauber

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's never been a good time for these tariffs, and now is a particularly bad time for them.

Steve Lamar

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Why don't we try free trade ? Get rid of tariffs. That would not only reduce prices but lubricate international trade.

David Kelly

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our trade representative has said that we would consider additional tariffs reductions, we want to see China meet their commitments they made under Phase 1, but stabilizing and perhaps eventually lowering some tariffs in a reciprocal way could be a desirable outcome.

Janet Yellen

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Lifting tariffs clearly won't undue all the lines at LA Long Beach, but what it would do is make life easier for groups that had had a very hard time recently.

Phil Levy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The tariffs hit hard, but domestic growth and interest in bourbon is just through the roof and has sustained.

Fred Minnick

Found on CNN
2 years ago

President Biden has acknowledged importance of addressing global overcapacity and I think he understands that these tariffs are important for national security.

Kevin Dempsey

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We shouldn’t been in a position where the UK, the EU and the US have tariffs on each other. We need to work together.

Liz Truss

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Whether it's the entities list, or tariffs, or countervailing duties, I intend to use all those tools to the fullest extentpossible to level the playing field for the American worker, i believe in free trade but fair trade.

Governor Raimondo

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

In the case of the tariffs, it’s very important that we understand the full economic cost of these choices.

Craig Allen

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Tariffs can be implemented faster than companies like SunPower can adjust to them, instead of running my company, I was spending time learning trade policy and how to get input on it.

Tom Werner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Covid-19 has wreaked unprecedented havoc on American businesses and farmers, tariffs are the last thing that any company should have to worry about during this pandemic.

Jonathan Gold

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The headlines of further tariffs and supply-chain disruptions come at a time where global growth expectations are already fragile.

Simon Harvey

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We now have a great piece of the trade deal, and now we will start phase two and that will be great, and we are taking in billions and billions of dollars a year in tariffs and they are paying for it because they devalue their currency and other things. So let's get along with China.

President Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This is fake news, the Trump tariffs have been an important defense against China's economic aggression and we are stronger today because they exist. Lifting the tariffs would simply enrich China at the expense of American workers.

Peter Navarro

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The same coalition that pushed for ending the broader tariffs — and got nowhere — is now pushing this, we know they have lobbied the congressional leadership and administration. We are adamantly opposed to this.

Scott Paul

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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