WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump pausing certain tariffs for 90 days: 

“President Trump’s decision is an acknowledgement of what we’ve said from day one: nobody wins in a trade war. Tariffs are a tax on Vermont businesses, farmers, and families, and this administration’s on-again, off-again trade orders are causing chaos and instability for Main Street and Wall Street alike. Vermont cannot afford the current tariffs, and we certainly cannot afford these so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs to go back into place. Congress needs to steady the ship and reassert our trade authority.”  

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