Trump’s China tariff hike draws mixed reception from lawmakers

Published August 1, 2019 11:30pm ET



President Trump’s surprise Thursday announcement that he would place tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods drew mixed reaction from Senate lawmakers.

All agreed that pressure needed to be put on China, but most said there were better ways to do it than simply slapping levies on Chinese goods.

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