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Speaker 1: Welcome.

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Speaker 2: It is Verdict with center, Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with

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Speaker 2: you as well, Center, and we totally change places. You're

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Speaker 2: in Houston, That's where I usually am. I'm in DC

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Speaker 2: where you usually are, and this is where we are today,

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Speaker 2: getting ready to ahead of the State of the Union.

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Speaker 2: It's going to be a fun show. We've got a

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Speaker 2: lot to talk about in including a killing of a

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Speaker 3: Well, violence is broken out in Mexico. Chaos is unfolding

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Speaker 3: right now. You and I are recording this on Sunday

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Speaker 3: afternoon as well as we're recording it. A major Mexican

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Speaker 3: cartel leader was taken out by the Mexican government, the

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Speaker 3: Mexican Army. The reaction has been violence, serious violence that

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Speaker 3: is escalating. Some of it is reportedly targeting American tourists.

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Speaker 3: We're going to break down what happens and what it means.

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Speaker 3: We're also going to talk about the major Supreme Court

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Speaker 3: decision that came down this week. The Supreme Court struck

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Speaker 3: down President Trump's use of tariffs, the centerpiece of his

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Speaker 3: economic policy abroad. The Supreme Court said that the statute

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Speaker 3: he used to impose those those tariffs.

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Speaker 4: A statute called AIPA does not give them the authority

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Speaker 4: to do.

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Speaker 3: So, we're gonna explain what that decision was all about,

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Speaker 3: what the court held in particular, what happens next, What

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Speaker 3: Does it mean nothing changes. We're gonna break it down

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Speaker 3: and give you everything you need to know to understand

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Speaker 3: this topic. And finally, we're gonna celebrate the Olympics, a

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Speaker 3: victory in men's hockey USA USA, and we're gonna highlight

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Speaker 4: All of that's on today's podcast.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Hockey American Canada game. We got to talk about

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Speaker 2: want to just talk to you for a moment though,

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Speaker 2: about what's happening in Israel right now and the International

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Speaker 2: Fellowship of Christians and Jews. What they are doing to

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Speaker 2: help people in Israel is truly unbelievable.

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Speaker 1: Israel is a very.

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Speaker 2: Hot topic right now, and with so many opinions and

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Speaker 2: emotions surrounding it, it can feel hard to know where

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Speaker 2: to start. The Bible tells us I will bless those

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Speaker 2: who bless you. That isn't just a comforting promise, it's

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Speaker 2: a clear calling from God. And today, with anti Semitism

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Speaker 2: At a time when Jewish communities are experiencing more hostility,

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Speaker 2: powerful opportunity to respond with God's love to say you

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Speaker 2: are not alone. When Christians choose to bless Israel, we're

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Speaker 2: not entering a political issue. We're honoring the root of

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Speaker 2: our faith and standing against hatred. Supporting Israel is more

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Speaker 2: than a belief, it's a biblical mandate. And by partnering

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Speaker 2: with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, you can

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Speaker 2: push back against darkness and be a light to God's people.

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Speaker 2: Learn how you can bless Israel and be blessed in return.

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Speaker 2: Visit IFCJ dot org today. That's IFCJ dot org today,

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Speaker 2: Be a blessing live in the world. Answer the call.

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Speaker 1: All right, Senator, So.

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Speaker 2: Right before we started recording, we get this big news,

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Speaker 2: And now we're seeing what many were fearful of. That

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Speaker 1: Spring break has started as well.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, so here's the story of the New York Times

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Speaker 3: about what has happened. Mexican forces kill nations most wanted

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Speaker 3: cartel boss. Nmessio Osiguera Servantes, known as Elmentcho, was the

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Speaker 3: Known as Elmencho, was the longtime leader of one of

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Speaker 3: Mexican security forces led in Operation Sunday to capture mister

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Speaker 3: Mister Rosguru and two other cartel operatives were seriously injured

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Speaker 4: According to the Mexican government, mister.

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Speaker 3: Osagara's killing set off a swift outbreak of violence across

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Speaker 3: The state of Jalisco said it had suspended public transportation

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Speaker 3: Various airlines issued travel advisories or halted flights. Some of

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Speaker 3: Vanda felbab Brown, an expert on non state armed groups

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Speaker 4: In twenty twenty four. Look, this is rapidly unfolding.

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Speaker 3: There are reports of cartels targeting American citizens going after them.

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Speaker 3: but it makes it very dangerous for the people of

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Speaker 2: You know, you and I have talked about this, and

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Speaker 2: and the present made it clear to Mexico you better

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Speaker 2: And we weren't bluffing in Venezuela taking out a narco

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Speaker 1: Is that a fair assessment.

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Speaker 4: I think that's a very fair assessment.

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Speaker 3: As you'll recall, in August of last year, I went

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Speaker 3: I talked about it in the wake of the Maduro arrest.

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Speaker 3: I said, listen, this has changed the geopolitical power structure

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Speaker 3: The leadership, the Communist leadership in Cuba and Nicaragua, those

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Speaker 3: We saw the immediate reaction in Colombia. And look, I

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Speaker 3: the fact. You might say, okay, well, why target these

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Speaker 4: Why do this?

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Speaker 3: One of the most compelling stats from the last year

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Speaker 1: It's nationwide.

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Speaker 3: Drug overdose rates nationwide have dropped more than twenty percent.

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Speaker 3: There are literally, this is not exaggeration. There are literally

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Speaker 4: Were put in charge of Congress.

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Speaker 3: If we had kept the Democrat open borders going, there

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Speaker 1: Which was on the murder rates? Yes, no, I did.

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Speaker 2: And what's interesting about where you're going with this is

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Speaker 4: Listen.

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Speaker 3: I very much agree with President Trump and his focus

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Speaker 4: But I wouldn't make the focus Mexico.

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Speaker 3: I wouldn't make the focus by the way, Venezuela or

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Speaker 2: Final question for you. You mentioned earlier that there's a

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Speaker 3: You know, I would go to the State Department, the

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Speaker 3: that tragically, the cartel violence has gotten really bad. Now, Ben,

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Speaker 2: All, RIGHT i want to move on to another. Issue and,

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Speaker 2: uh we made predictions on this. SHOW i Should this

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Speaker 2: made a prediction about The Supreme court on. Tariffs it

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Speaker 1: Way do it this other.

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Speaker 2: Way it was like a roadmap for him to still have,

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Speaker 2: tariffs still have the power that the presidency needs to do,

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Speaker 3: CROW i did make a prediction on this, podcast AND

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Speaker 2: Credit said it's above ninety BECAUSE i make SURE i

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Speaker 3: IT i predicted That Joe biden would not be the

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Speaker 3: SO i made a prediction that The Supreme court five

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Speaker 3: THE conclusion i don't think the consequences of this decision

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Speaker 3: The Descents justice kavanaugh wrote the. Lead Descent justice thomas

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Speaker 3: TARIFFS that i think we will see essentially the.

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Speaker 3: country he then upped that to. Fifteen PERCENT but i

438
00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,440
Speaker 3: think at the end of, the Day the president will

439
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,399
Speaker 3: continue to use tariffs as a critical part of his,

440
00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,879
Speaker 3: foreign POLICY and i hope we talked about This on.

441
00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,280
Speaker 3: VERDICT before i hope that he uses tariffs as leverage

442
00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,359
Speaker 3: to open up. FOREIGN markets i don't want a world

443
00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,480
Speaker 3: where we have high teriffs, for EVERYONE but i do

444
00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,760
Speaker 3: think tariffs are very, powerful LEVERAGE and i think the

445
00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,920
Speaker 3: president has ample authority to continue.

446
00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:16,720
Speaker 4: Using them, you.

447
00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:17,160
Speaker 1: Know it's interesting.

448
00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,960
Speaker 2: About this when, it happened there was two people that were,

449
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,560
Speaker 2: really celebrating, TWO groups i, should Say The democratic Party.

450
00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:28,159
Speaker 2: And China and china was really. Celebrating this and then

451
00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,040
Speaker 2: they were talking about buying soybean crops from other countries Instead,

452
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,400
Speaker 2: of america and that was like one of the big

453
00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,080
Speaker 2: things that really blew up in the media on. Social

454
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,879
Speaker 2: media and then you have the same excitement From The

455
00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,480
Speaker 2: Chinese communist party as you did From The. Democratic party

456
00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,400
Speaker 2: that tells me an awful lot about this tariff. War

457
00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,760
Speaker 2: issue this is Just, two democrats not about what's Best,

458
00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,680
Speaker 2: for america not about us having better. Trade deal it's

459
00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:57,080
Speaker 2: not About saving american Jobs or, american manufacturing protecting that

460
00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,199
Speaker 2: or bringing jobs back to this country in manufacturing and

461
00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,920
Speaker 2: Bringing back american businesses to. Our soil they Just Want

462
00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,120
Speaker 2: donald trump. To lose and they're on the same Team

463
00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:06,800
Speaker 2: with china on.

464
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:07,000
Speaker 1: This.

465
00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,040
Speaker 3: One, yeah look That's where, democrats are that's where much

466
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,720
Speaker 3: of the. Media is let me walk through. Two Things,

467
00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,080
Speaker 3: number one there's gonna be. Some chaos one of THE

468
00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:16,840
Speaker 3: reasons i didn't think the court would do what they

469
00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,160
Speaker 3: did is you've got hundreds of billions of dollars of.

470
00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,440
Speaker 4: Tariffs that's going to. Be collected there's gonna be.

471
00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,960
Speaker 3: Massive litigation everyone that's paid the tariffs is going to

472
00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:26,399
Speaker 3: look AT do i, go BACK do?

473
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:27,439
Speaker 4: I SUE do i try to.

474
00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,399
Speaker 3: Collect it it's going to vary in terms of whether

475
00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,399
Speaker 3: they filed a timely protest to. THE tariffs i think

476
00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,920
Speaker 3: some of, those tariffs the litigation result is going to,

477
00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,439
Speaker 3: be no you can't get it back because you didn't timely.

478
00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,080
Speaker 3: Protest it some of the people who paid tariffs will

479
00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,200
Speaker 3: have timely, protested it and so there's a very good

480
00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,600
Speaker 3: chance this is going To cost american taxpayers billions, of

481
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,160
Speaker 3: dollars maybe even tens of billions of dollars. Or more

482
00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,440
Speaker 3: that litigation chaos will will unfold.

483
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,440
Speaker 4: FOR years i didn't think the court would.

484
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,719
Speaker 3: Do that but terms of the president's ability to, do

485
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,639
Speaker 3: this so let me walk through some of the different

486
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:07,440
Speaker 3: statutes that. Are available there is, number one section three

487
00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,800
Speaker 3: three eight Of The teriff act of nineteen thirty that's

488
00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,480
Speaker 3: Actually The Smoot, holly act which authorizes the president to

489
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:18,000
Speaker 3: impose teriffs of up to fifty percent on imports from

490
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,600
Speaker 3: any country that quote DISCRIMINATES against.

491
00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,800
Speaker 4: Us businesses the.

492
00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,600
Speaker 3: Statute is vague and it, is short and no president

493
00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,719
Speaker 3: has used, this authority so it's, uncharted area but it

494
00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:31,399
Speaker 3: remains on the.

495
00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:32,400
Speaker 4: Statute book so that's.

496
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:38,680
Speaker 3: One area, another area which is where the president went pretty,

497
00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:43,119
Speaker 3: much Immediately is section one twenty two Of The trade

498
00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,520
Speaker 3: act of nineteen. Seventy Four the section one twenty two

499
00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,879
Speaker 3: Gives the president the power to impose duties of up

500
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,000
Speaker 3: to fifteen percent for up to one hundred and fifty

501
00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,520
Speaker 3: days in order to address quote large and serious balance of.

502
00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,760
Speaker 3: Payments deficits congress has to vote to extend them past

503
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,800
Speaker 3: one hundred and fifty, day limit or else the, duties

504
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,400
Speaker 3: expire But the president is able to reissue them.

505
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,680
Speaker 4: On expiration.

506
00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,720
Speaker 3: This is What the president used as a result immediately

507
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,400
Speaker 3: to impose the fifteen. Percent tariff so that's, one avenue

508
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,000
Speaker 3: and then that there are a couple Of other section

509
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,359
Speaker 3: three oh one Of The trade act of nineteen seventy

510
00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,600
Speaker 3: four AUTHORIZES The Us trade representative to investigate and act

511
00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:33,919
Speaker 3: upon results of an investigation revealing unfair. Trade practices section

512
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,520
Speaker 3: three oh one has been used quite. A bit in twenty,

513
00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:41,359
Speaker 3: twenty Four the biden administration opened three investigations under section

514
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:47,639
Speaker 3: three oh one and determined that the countries had violated

515
00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:54,560
Speaker 3: violated the. Provisions there that's also What in trump's, SECOND

516
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,679
Speaker 3: Administration Us trade representative's office has opened a three oh

517
00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,680
Speaker 3: one Investigation into Brazil, and china and they're considering One.

518
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,200
Speaker 3: For korea so section three oh one takes. An investigation

519
00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,760
Speaker 3: it's a, little slower but it gives more potent. Tariff

520
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:12,199
Speaker 3: authority there Is also section two thirty two Of The

521
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:16,360
Speaker 3: Trade expansion act in nineteen, sixty two and that allows

522
00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:20,359
Speaker 3: the president to impose restrictions on goods and imports and

523
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:26,240
Speaker 3: following an investigation if it's found that the imports quote

524
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,920
Speaker 3: threatened TO impair us. National Security so trump has used

525
00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:35,760
Speaker 3: that for steel imports and. Aluminum imports in twenty, twenty

526
00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,920
Speaker 3: five he expanded steel and, aluminum tariffs increasing the aluminum

527
00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,879
Speaker 3: rate to twenty, five percent eliminating all. Country exemptions, to

528
00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 3: Date the trump administration has launched Twelve different section two thirty,

529
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:54,080
Speaker 3: two investigations. Concluded five and then There's finally section two

530
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 3: oh one Of The trade active of nineteen, seventy four

531
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:03,680
Speaker 3: which permits temporary safeguard tariffs to protect domestic industries from

532
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:08,679
Speaker 3: serious injury caused by. Import surges trump Has used SECTION

533
00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:13,159
Speaker 3: two a one to put tariffs on, solar cells, on modules.

534
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:13,520
Speaker 4: And in residential.

535
00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,280
Speaker 3: Washing machines look the long and short, Of it you

536
00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 3: guys don't need to memorize all those different. Section numbers

537
00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,879
Speaker 3: the point is they're a bunch of different federal laws

538
00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,760
Speaker 3: that give the president a bunch of authority to. Impost

539
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,200
Speaker 3: tariffs the lawyers and the administration will work a little,

540
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,159
Speaker 3: bit Harder As justice, kavanaugh said in, the sense at

541
00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,480
Speaker 3: the end of, the Day The supreme, court, said well

542
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,720
Speaker 3: you check the wrong box and you pick the, wrong

543
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,240
Speaker 3: statute so these tariffs. Don't apply but the bottom line

544
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:43,800
Speaker 3: is going to Be the president's going to be able

545
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,080
Speaker 3: to get there using.

546
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,720
Speaker 2: Other, means yeah it's going to be interesting to see

547
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,840
Speaker 2: How the president also responds on the say Of the union.

548
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,480
Speaker 1: TO this i have a feeling it's gonna be.

549
00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,600
Speaker 2: PRETTY blunt i love when they ASKED and i what

550
00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,040
Speaker 2: do you Say this justice. Still invited he, goes yes,

551
00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,600
Speaker 2: but barely which kind of made. Me laugh, it's, like

552
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,120
Speaker 2: yeah that's never don't Moment With donald trump on. THIS

553
00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,280
Speaker 2: stuff i have a feeling it's gonna be a, very

554
00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,280
Speaker 2: fun Say the union to watch all, right center and

555
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,720
Speaker 2: finally we get to end on a really really, fun

556
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:13,440
Speaker 2: note the hockey game And, the Olympics like America.

557
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,320
Speaker 1: VERSUS canada i love how sports brings.

558
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,440
Speaker 2: Everybody together i'm sitting there in the green room about

559
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,960
Speaker 2: to get ready To Do. Fox Sunday Secret Treasury secretary vessent.

560
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,480
Speaker 2: Comes in we're all watching the game as we're trying

561
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,640
Speaker 2: to GO on tv to talk politics because it. Was

562
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,400
Speaker 2: amazing and then it went to OVERTIME and i like

563
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,400
Speaker 2: rush back To where i'm staying to watch the end of.

564
00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,959
Speaker 2: The game america wins. It overtime it was like The

565
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,000
Speaker 2: best sunday morning. Of sports it was Just an America

566
00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,959
Speaker 2: beating canada and. Hockey always it just takes you back

567
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,280
Speaker 2: To the Miracle. On ice what a fun way to

568
00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:44,720
Speaker 2: wrap Up.

569
00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 3: The, olympics look it was forty six years to the

570
00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,360
Speaker 3: day After the Miracle on ice where nineteen eighty we

571
00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 3: won won, that game and this time IT was Usa

572
00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 3: and canada, And listen canada is the power house in

573
00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,080
Speaker 3: hockey and and and And for america, to win we

574
00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,520
Speaker 3: had uh our our our women hockey players Had beaten

575
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,720
Speaker 3: canada in, the finals so we'd already taken home the

576
00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:09,080
Speaker 3: gold and.

577
00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:09,520
Speaker 4: Women's.

578
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,840
Speaker 3: Hockey Uh justin trudeau when he was when He Was

579
00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,760
Speaker 3: prime Minister of canada famously said you can't have. Our,

580
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,360
Speaker 3: sport well uh sorry justin turn turn out that's not.

581
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:23,040
Speaker 3: Quite right and and it was just it's a. Spectacular

582
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:27,720
Speaker 3: VICTORY and i want to say the, hockey players both

583
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:32,000
Speaker 3: the men's and women's, hockey players They. Loved america they

584
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,880
Speaker 3: draped themselves in. The flag they didn't engage in the

585
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,960
Speaker 3: sort of petulant that they are playing for the country

586
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 3: in a way that just makes. You proud that's what

587
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,240
Speaker 3: you want. To see our athletes like standing up for,

588
00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,200
Speaker 3: our country not using it for for whatever their particular

589
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,080
Speaker 3: political agenda is for, the moment but just proud to Be.

590
00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:51,840
Speaker 4: An american and AND and i.

591
00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 3: Want you to to to to Listen To, jack hughes

592
00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,720
Speaker 3: who scored scored the game winning goal.

593
00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,160
Speaker 4: In overtime listen to him right. After game this is all.

594
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:01,800
Speaker 1: About our country.

595
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,360
Speaker 6: RIGHT now i LOVE.

596
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,680
Speaker 1: THE usa i love. My teammates.

597
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,880
Speaker 6: That's UNBELIEVABLE the usa hockey brotherhood is, so strong and

598
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,880
Speaker 6: we have so much support, next Players and i'm so

599
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:14,480
Speaker 6: proud To be.

600
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,000
Speaker 1: Americans today this Was.

601
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,520
Speaker 7: Grow this was such an incredible game to. GRIND out,

602
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,960
Speaker 7: i mean you're bleeding right through it just looking at you.

603
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,400
Speaker 7: Right now can you just talk about how difficult this

604
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,360
Speaker 7: gold medal was.

605
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,920
Speaker 6: To win unbelievable Game, by hellibuck he was our best

606
00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,800
Speaker 6: player tonight. By mile, unbelievable game unreal game by. Our

607
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:36,880
Speaker 6: team that's just, a ballsy. Gutsy Win that's american hockey.

608
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,479
Speaker 6: Right there that's A great. Canadian team BUT. We're usa

609
00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,000
Speaker 6: we're so proud To. Be americans tonight was all for.

610
00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,360
Speaker 7: The country what does this gold medal MEAN To? Usa hockey.

611
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,600
Speaker 6: It's EVERYTHING like, i SAID The usa hockey brotherhood means.

612
00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:51,880
Speaker 6: So much look at these. Guys where it's such. A

613
00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,760
Speaker 6: team we've been in the over. Two weeks we're such.

614
00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,120
Speaker 6: A TEAM The usa hockey brotherhood is, so strong and

615
00:31:58,160 --> 00:31:59,040
Speaker 6: we're so proud.

616
00:31:58,840 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 1: To win for.

617
00:31:59,280 --> 00:31:59,440
Speaker 2: Our.

618
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:04,640
Speaker 4: Country, Amen, amen. Amen, hallelujah look look that's.

619
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,680
Speaker 3: Just awesome by, The way i'm sure You've seen ben

620
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,560
Speaker 3: the picture of him with with with the flag draped

621
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:14,240
Speaker 3: over and his front teeth kicked in and. All, bloody

622
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 3: yeah that is going to be that may be the

623
00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:19,600
Speaker 3: iconic picture Of.

624
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,440
Speaker 2: This olympics that's An old ryan on the mount like

625
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,720
Speaker 2: where he gets charged the mound and he's pounding The

626
00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,800
Speaker 2: guy like, that's like that's that is the. Iconic picture

627
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,160
Speaker 2: it also just what, you want like to see them loving.

628
00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,280
Speaker 1: Playing for, their country so proud in.

629
00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,280
Speaker 2: THEIR country, i mean they couldn't contain it their faces

630
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,120
Speaker 2: when they were Raising the, american flag playing the, national

631
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,880
Speaker 2: anthem like they were just Beaming with. American pride IT'S

632
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,200
Speaker 2: why i Love. The olympics and to win the way

633
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:51,920
Speaker 2: they won, in overtime, you know against, You know, trudeau's

634
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,000
Speaker 2: boys is how saw it DESCRIBED on.

635
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,520
Speaker 1: X EARLIER and i, was like. That's awesome God.

636
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,120
Speaker 2: Bless America like i'm so proud to Be an american

637
00:32:59,160 --> 00:32:59,720
Speaker 2: and watch them.

638
00:32:59,720 --> 00:32:59,800
Speaker 4: Do.

639
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:02,680
Speaker 3: That YEAH and i got, to, Say look i'm not a.

640
00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,440
Speaker 3: Hockey fan I'm a. Houston guy we don't have ice.

641
00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,600
Speaker 3: Down Here like i'm a hoops fan and a football

642
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:12,480
Speaker 3: fan and a, baseball fan but hockey is not. My

643
00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,600
Speaker 3: THING but i, you know went and Looked up jack

644
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,560
Speaker 3: hughesed he get a little of his background and it's

645
00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 3: interesting he was he plays For The New jersey devil's

646
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:19,880
Speaker 3: plays IN.

647
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,240
Speaker 4: The nhl and he was Born, In.

648
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 3: Orlando florida now he grew Up, In toronto so he

649
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,040
Speaker 3: Lived in canada for a number of years and then

650
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,920
Speaker 3: he relocated his Family to michigan for. High school and

651
00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,640
Speaker 3: he was the number one pick IN the nhl draft in.

652
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,760
Speaker 3: Twenty nineteen He's An all star NOW and i got

653
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:42,680
Speaker 3: to say he is A forever american in. My book with,

654
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,840
Speaker 3: this victory he has immortalized himself. In history AND so

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