Washington Today (4-8-25): U.S. Trade Rep defends President's tariffs at Senate Cmte; Dow down again
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54:49Now PlayingWashington Today (4-8-25): U.S. Trade Rep defends President's tariffs at Senate Cmte; Dow down again
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as posted by the channelUnited State Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defends President Donald Trump's tariffs before the Senate Finance Committee. The reciprocal tariffs, and some of the president's threatened additional tariffs, take effect at midnight tonight, including 104% on good from China.
President Trump joins coal miners at the White House to sign an Executive Order to increase mining, use and export of what he calls "clean coal".
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says the House will go ahead this week with a vote on the Senate version of the Budget Resolution, even though some House Republicans do not support the relatively small spending cuts versus the House-passed version. Some holdouts met with President Trump at the White House.
The House implements a way for Members who are new parents to register how they would have voted when they miss votes, called paired voting. Democrats say is a far cry from the original bipartisan proposal for true proxy voting.
Attorney General Pam Bondi talks about the Supreme Court allowing the administration to use the 18th century Alien Enemies Act for deportations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Panama Canal.
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