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Flake to introduce bill to nullify Trump's tariffs
The Hill ^ | 3/8/2018 | jordain carney

Posted on 03/08/2018 3:40:20 PM PST by bkopto

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Thursday that he will introduce legislation to nix President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports just minutes after they were announced.

"I will immediately draft and introduce legislation to nullify these tariffs, and I urge my colleagues to pass it before this exercise in protectionism inflicts any more damage on the economy," Flake said in a statement.

Trump announced that he would levy the penalties — a 25 percent tariff for steel and 10 percent on aluminum — during a White House event. Canada and Mexico are exempted amid larger trade negotiations, Trump said.

But the decision is expected to spark widespread backlash from Capitol Hill.

Republicans worked frantically, without success, for days to publicly and privately urge the administration to back down or at least narrow the tariffs.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: aluminum; donaldtrump; flake; jeffflake; nevertrump; senate; steel; tariff; tariffs; tds; trade; trump; trumptariffs
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And these are your Chamber of Commerce owned RINOs.
1 posted on 03/08/2018 3:40:20 PM PST by bkopto
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To: bkopto

How to spell “dumb ass” with five letters...

F L A K E


2 posted on 03/08/2018 3:41:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: DoughtyOne

P-U-T-Z


3 posted on 03/08/2018 3:42:20 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: bkopto

Lame duck. Go ahead sport, get 2/3 to override his veto. See how many congressmen from the rust belt will vote your way.


4 posted on 03/08/2018 3:42:48 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: bkopto

snowflake POS


5 posted on 03/08/2018 3:42:52 PM PST by DOC44
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To: SERKIT

“:^)


6 posted on 03/08/2018 3:43:19 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: DoughtyOne

will not make it out of committee


7 posted on 03/08/2018 3:43:24 PM PST by Thibodeaux (The FISA judge is corrupt)
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To: bkopto

I believe there has been some recent mention of some foreign countries running steel and aluminum through Mexico and Canada to escape regs. They will surely continue to do that once tariffs are in place, no?


8 posted on 03/08/2018 3:44:04 PM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: Let's Roll

Gosh, foiled again! So you really think that’s enough to trick us? Laughable. And the country caught doing that might have some very bad consequences coming their way.


9 posted on 03/08/2018 3:45:39 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: bkopto

McCain Jr. strikes again.


10 posted on 03/08/2018 3:45:44 PM PST by lee martell
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To: bkopto

Senator Flake must have some real major scandal in his background. He’s deranged. JMHO


11 posted on 03/08/2018 3:46:19 PM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: bkopto

Flake, thy name is mental masturbation.

5.56mm


12 posted on 03/08/2018 3:46:26 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: bkopto

George Soros must pay Jeff Flake very well.


13 posted on 03/08/2018 3:46:45 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: bkopto

With his 18% approval rating - good luck.


14 posted on 03/08/2018 3:48:01 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: bkopto

Flake is retiring.

So he is against American workers? He’s not even facing the voters in his own home state.

FOAD.


15 posted on 03/08/2018 3:48:13 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: bkopto

Flaky pos.


16 posted on 03/08/2018 3:48:13 PM PST by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: lee martell

Speechless. Is there anyone, ever, in the history of the Democrat party that would behave like this?


17 posted on 03/08/2018 3:48:24 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Thibodeaux

I wouldn’t think so either.


18 posted on 03/08/2018 3:49:24 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: bkopto

Dead on arrival, and Jeff ‘18% approval rating’ Flake knows it. Worthless attention-seeking narcissist.


19 posted on 03/08/2018 3:50:23 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: bkopto

What an a**. Does he know how stupid he sounds?


20 posted on 03/08/2018 3:50:36 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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