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Tariffs
Where candidates stand on this statement, based only on what they or a cited source have said.
Supporters of the tariffs say they protect American industry and jobs; critics say consumers end up paying them through higher prices.
federal issue
U.S. Senator
Lists the administration's tariffs as a force behind higher prices.
“He listed the Trump Administration’s tariffs as another force behind higher prices.”
U.S. Representative, District 2
Blames rising costs on the president's trade war.
“He blamed those rising costs on President Trump’s trade war and the war in Iran.”
State Treasurer
Says the White House is waging "a war on rural Colorado" through tariffs.
“You want to talk about a war on rural Colorado; it's being waged by the White House through tariffs,”
Says tariffs are ultimately a tax consumers pay and "probably not great policy overall."
“There may be an alternative view to the overall long-term effect of those tariffs, but tariffs ultimately are a tax that the consumer ends up paying for and it's probably not great policy overall.”
