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during an interview that he supports former President Donald Trump’s push to pass the Reciprocal Trade Act, a law that would give the president further control over the tariffs that the United States imposes.
“If you have a tariff on a product, we should be able to match that product,” Rogers said. “That would be my preferred way to do it, and I think that is wholly appropriate.” Rogers brushed Amash aside during the interview, pointing out how Amash left the GOP while in Congress. Amash became an independent in 2019 and then joined the Libertarian Party in 2020 before announcing his candidacy in the GOP Senate primary earlier this year.
The former congressman said it is a priority to keep companies in the U.S. rather than losing them to low-tax jurisdictions. The 2017 tax overhaul lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. Democrats generally favor raising it. Trump has called for lowering it further. In recent months, though, some Republicans have suggested that the rate might be allowed to rise to pay for other priorities, a development that reflects the populist pressures at work on the party.
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