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Senator Weiner warns tariffs could hurt Iowa farms, manufacturers
Summary
During remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Weiner said recent tariffs and retaliatory measures risk damaging Iowa's export-dependent agriculture and integrated manufacturing supply chains, citing fertilizer, aluminum and vehicle production as vulnerable.
Senator Weiner, the senator from Johnson, warned the Iowa Senate that recently announced tariffs and retaliatory measures could harm the state's economy, particularly agriculture and manufacturing.
Weiner told colleagues on the Senate floor that 30% of Iowa's trade is with Canada and that the state exported about $5 billion in goods to Canada last year and about $3.2 billion to Mexico. "These markets are tanking," he said, adding that projected economic growth had shifted to a negative figure he described as "2.8%…
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