Posted on 06/04/2019 1:52:31 PM PDT by semimojo
Republican senators sent the White House a sharp message on Tuesday, warning that they were opposed to President Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports, just hours after the president said lawmakers would be “foolish” to try to stop him.
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“I want you to take a message back” to the White House, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, told the attorneys, according to people familiar with the meeting. “You didn’t hear a single yes” from the Republican conference. He called the proposed tariffs a $30 billion tax hike on Texans.
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Wrong question. How many billions has Mexican Free trade BENEFITTED Texans.
And the answer is $100 Billion.
Can someone give me a quick explanation of how this tariff thing works.
Is it added to the price of something coming in from Mexico?
Or are we talking about adding it to the goods going to Mexico?
You’re a smart guy.
This article is crap. Meant to divide and conquer conservatives.
Look to the US Chamber of Commerce for the answers to your accusations. Their PACs fund the campaigns of a majority of Republicans. They want cheap labor.
The response should be for them to stuff it.
Oh, no, there is a big difference. The drug cartels pay far more money to our Senators, and none of it is taxable or even declared.
My question for Cruz is, what has he done to help secure the border? He may not like the way Trump does it, but Trump is doing something.
Every time I start to warm back up to Cruz, he reminds me why I supported Trump over him. He's just another nervous Nellie who cuts and runs whenever the going gets tough.
The drug cartels called, they said to thank you guys for your support.
Gotta get rid of those ball-less idiots and get some real men in there that will support our President!!! As for the women? I have no comment........
Congratulation. You got fooled by the New York Slimes.
They ginned up a Fake News article. And you bought it.
Trump already won the Mexico tariff battle. Mexico caved. But the Slimes thought they could divide and conquer with knee jerk lies.
And they succeeded.
“...in the normal course of things, tariffs are bad things because they are taxes and interfere with commerce.”
Sooooo...what funded our federal government in the 1800’s into the 1900’s (as we grew and grew), before the unconstitutional taxes on income and wealth?
Three guesses and the second two don’t count.
Want a clue?
“The drug cartels pay far more money to our Senators, and none of it is taxable or even declared.”
Sadly, I can believe that.
See post 27.
Can they stop his tariffs.
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I don’t think so. I hope not!
Time to have conservative talk shows to call for a melt down of Senate phone lines.
Paging the Cruz supporters...
Never thought America very well may need a do-over. The union is dissolved and Washington is a complete cesspool.
Never thought America very well may need a do-over. The union is dissolved and Washington is a complete cesspool.
And call the RNC and the NRSC (National Republican Senate Committee). They need to know how truly fed up we are.
If Republicans had fought Obama half as hard as they fight Trump, this mess would not be so bad.
Follow the money
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