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House Committee responsible for foreign policy legislation and oversight | Ranking Member (RM) Gregory W. Meeks

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2/ Read the report: www.gao.gov/products/gao...
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U.S. GAO - Foreign Assistance: Agencies Made Broad Changes, but State Lacked Guidance for Decisions
The U.S. provides foreign assistance to help countries and populations in need. The U.S. Agency for International Development has historically...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Sara Jacobs and Sen. Jeff Merkley issued a statement following the release of a Government Accountability Office report they requested on the Trump administration’s hollowing out of U.S. foreign assistance:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
RMs @meeks.house.gov & @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social, along with all Dems on the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, issued a statement after the State Department provided the Committee with one document related to the Trump admin’s deal signed with Alejandro Betancourt to acquire a stake in NABEP:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov after a Burmese military airstrike on a market in Kyauktaw, Burma reportedly killed at least 50 civilians. The strike came as the Trump admin announced an updated Burma policy that would expand engagement with the military junta there:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨Ranking Member Gregory Meeks is demanding answers over the reported conduct of Ambassador Guilfoyle and the use of her role as a U.S. government official to advance personal and private commercial interests, including those of foreign companies. ⬇️ ⬇️ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Democrats Call for Probe Into Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Conduct
Lawmakers have raised concerns with the State Department about the ambassador to Greece’s dealings with a lobbyist.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Putin’s indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine have only increased under the Trump administration. A plan to pacify and appease Putin in hopes that he becomes serious about peace is foolish, lets the aggressor off the hook, and will only prolong this war.
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Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read the letter: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/9/meeks...
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Meeks, Craig Lead Dems in Raising Alarm Over State Department’s Potential Ending of Support for Monitoring Early Signs of Famine
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov & @repangiecraig.bsky.social are raising the alarm on the State Department’s reported plans to phase out U.S. support for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network—a vital program to detect & respond to early signs of developing food security crises around the world.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Between this "siege" of Oleshky and the constant bombing of Ukrainian civilians, including today's attack on Kyiv, there's no excuse for the Trump administration's continued indifference to Russia's actions. Russia started this war and could end it now. Sanctions now. Support now.
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Video: Russia Strikes Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences
A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and injured six, local officials said.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued the following statement in advance of the summit between US President Donald Trump and People’s Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping on Thursday:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump: "I hear he paid him back." Given the Trump family's history, we'll believe it when we see evidence that Don Jr. actually paid back the Russian oligarch who bankrolled his wedding. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party
The president said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had decided to return the money, but defended the gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as “totally allowed.”
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issues statement after President Trump allowed Executive Order 14046, "Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia" to expire:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to discuss the U.S.-ROK alliance, critical to our nations' security and prosperity. We should be strengthening our alliance and enhancing our economic and strategic partnership with Seoul.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump spent two years threatening to take Greenland in a Putin-style land grab, and undermining relations with a NATO ally in the process. For what? A deal that is basically the same as what we have now. 👏👏👏 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov met with Hirofumi Nakasone, Akihisa Nagashima, & Seiji Maehara, senior parliamentarians from Japan's Diet & members of the Japan-US Parliamentarians’ Friendship Group. Our alliance is critical for a free & open Indo-Pacific, & close dialogue with Japanese colleagues is essential.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Read the letter: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/9/meeks...
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Meeks, Bera, Jacobs Lead 26 Democrats in Urging AI Diplomacy with China
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨🚨Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit, Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov, @bera.house.gov and @sarajacobs.house.gov are leading Democrats in calling on the administration to engage in sustained and substantive dialogue with China to address AI-related safety risks.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨🚨Ranking Members Gregory Meeks, Robert Garcia & Jared Huffman are demanding answers from Sec. Rubio & AG Blanche on the admin's partnership with Venezuelan businessman and alleged money launderer Alejandro Betancourt & its unprecedented scheme to take an ownership stake in a Venezuelan oil company.
semafor.com
Exclusive: Democrats press Trump administration on Venezuela oil deal
The lawmakers homed in on the role of Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
3/ President Boakai and Ranking Member Meeks concluded the meeting by recognizing the enduring U.S.-Liberia partnership and underscored their commitment to championing democracy, human rights, and sustainable economic development.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2/ They welcomed Congress's recent extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and its ability to strengthen both the American and Liberian economies.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov was pleased to meet with Liberian President Joseph Boakai. The two discussed opportunities for the U.S. and Liberia to increase cooperation on law enforcement issues and promote closer regional economic integration in West Africa.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov, alongside Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. John Garamendi, and Rep. Don Beyer, announced the introduction of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block the Trump administration’s nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued a statement celebrating the passage of the Foreign Service Modernization Act:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the House vote on the Lindsay O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
House Republicans know giving Trump broad new tariff powers is dangerous. Most support leaving the tariffs in the bill anyway because they care more about pleasing Trump than lowering costs for the American people.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
2/. . .abandon the administrative and judicial persecution of human rights organizations, and abide by the democratic, free expression, and human rights standards that are expected of a NATO ally.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/ RM @meeks.house.gov: I strongly condemn Turkey’s shameful ongoing crackdown on LGBTQI+ human rights defenders and organizations. I call on President Erdogan and the Turkish government to immediately release all individuals unfairly arrested on account of their human rights work. . .
bbc.com
Turkey arrests dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists
The arrests are an escalation in the Turkish government's campaign targeting LGBTQ+ community and activists.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov announced he will not clear the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel due to concerns that those munitions would not be used in accordance with U.S. and international law.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 93, Rep. Seth Moulton's War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨🚨The House has passed an Iran War Powers Resolution with bipartisan support for a third time. The American people have made abundantly clear they do not support this failed war. The president must end it.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don Jr. is grifting Russian oligarch money while his father and brother-in-law pressure Ukraine to surrender. 
Does anyone actually expect Trump to sanction Putin voluntarily? www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sudan remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Countless face starvation, while women and girls suffer from sexual exploitation and abuse. Trump's foreign aid cuts made every part of this worse. The admin must restore programs to protect women and girls and give them real economic opportunity.
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‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work
They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitation
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Joint statement from Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov and @neal.house.gov and @beyer.house.gov after Republican leadership scheduled the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act for a vote in the House next week:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump's reckless trade war with Canada is doing real harm to the economy and raising costs for Americans. Congress should not give the president broad additional powers to impose more tariffs and trade restrictions. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Trump escalates trade war with Canada, moving to ban imports of some motorcycles, dairy and alcohol
As the U.S.-Canadian relationship severely deteriorates, the White House says the import bans will go into effect in about three weeks.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
3/ A firm response from the United States in support of Zambia’s democracy and democratic gains is vital, especially in light of upcoming elections in Angola, Kenya, and Nigeria.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
2/ Secretary Rubio must call on President Hichilema to release the electoral results from Zambia's polling stations, investigate the fatal shooting of former minister Mutotwe Kafwaya, and allow the courts to hear legal challenges to the electoral results.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
1/ RM @meeks.house.gov: I am deeply concerned by reports of election irregularities in Zambia, including the jailing of opposition politicians and efforts to stifle dissent. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown (Gift Article)
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Americans are getting sick from spikes in Ebola, measles, tuberculosis and Cyclospora. And what's the Trump administration doing? Slashing funding for global health programs that combat the spread of deadly infectious diseases and prevent them from reaching the United States.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov on Congress's two-year reauthorization of the AGOA and HOPE/HELP initiatives:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued the following statement after meeting with Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Advisor and Commissioner to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Sanctions Policy, during his visit to Capitol Hill today:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
More: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/9/ranki...
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Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Marking one year since the Trump admin’s first boat strike, Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov, @adamsmith.house.gov, @jahimes.bsky.social, and @benniethompson.bsky.social introduced a War Powers Resolution to block the admin from continuing to conduct strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
2/ This attack comes as the Trump administration is rounding up and deporting individuals, including several U.S.-born American citizen children, to Haiti. The cruelty of this policy is matched only by the dishonesty used to justify it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov: I strongly condemn the horrific massacre in Kenscoff that claimed the lives of dozens of innocent Haitians. The U.S. and international community must remain committed to helping Haiti restore security, protect civilians, and hold the perpetrators of these atrocities accountable.
nytimes.com
Dozens Killed in Haiti Massacre, Officials Say
Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is just further proof that Putin is not serious about peace. Rather than stand with our allies and uphold our NATO commitments, Trump continues to give Putin a pass while inviting Russia back to the G20 table. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/w...
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. Russia said Germany had provided no evidence.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump’s intervention in Venezuela was never about stopping drugs, protecting U.S. national security, or defending democracy for the Venezuelan people. It was always about pillaging their country for its natural resources. www.npr.org/2026/09/01/g...
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Days after Trump announces Venezuela oil deal, White House fills in some of the details
As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Americans' confidence in the economy has fallen to a 7-month low. The United States lost 23,000 jobs in July. Gas is $4.10. Grocery and utility costs are soaring. Trump's open-ended Iran war is adding insult to injury.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
2/ 19 American troops have been killed; Iran controls the Strait and its nuclear material; gas is $4 and oil reserves and weapons stockpiles are depleted; and the US is isolated on the world stage. We are worse off than before Trump started this war. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The Warnings That Came Before a War Now Reaching the Six-Month Mark
After military and diplomatic efforts, President Trump is pinning his hopes on economic warfare.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
1/ The intel community and military leaders told Trump there would be steep costs to launching a war in Iran. He ignored them and did it anyway. 6 months of a war that Trump said would be over in 3 weeks and...
wsj.com
The Warnings That Came Before a War Now Reaching the Six-Month Mark
After military and diplomatic efforts, President Trump is pinning his hopes on economic warfare.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The American people are already paying more because of Trump's war in Iran. Now his reckless trade war with Canada has triggered billions in retaliatory tariffs, hitting everything from home appliances to seafood to cheese. Trump's chaos continues to increase costs on working families.
cnn.com
Canada just announced new tariffs on US goods. Here’s how the growing trade war could hurt Americans | CNN Business
On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday.
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