Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Lumber Tariff: ‘It’s Good to Punch Back’

Published April 25, 2017 8:52pm ET



After the Trump administration announced on Monday it will impose tariffs of up to 24 percent on Canadian lumber, the National Association of Home Builders said it was “deeply disappointed in this short-sighted action.” A previous NAHB study suggested such tariffs would raise the price of new homes by more than 4 percent.

But Republicans on Capitol Hill don’t seem too worried.

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