GOP Senators Cool to Using Tariffs to Pay for Tax Cuts

“Donald Trump may be interested in using steep new tariffs to pay for tax cuts next year, an idea that would force Congress to vote on his aggressive trade agenda,” Semafor reports.

“Republican lawmakers, however, are far from sold. Some are already panning the prospect.”

Said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): “I don’t like tariffs, Number One. I think the consumer pays them. So they’re regressive. They’re a sales tax, basically.”