American Quote by Scott Bessent

The truth is that tariffs have a long and storied history as both a revenue-raising tool and a way of protecting strategically important industries…

— Scott Bessent

I think that tariffs in a way can be regarded as an economic sanction without a sanction.

— Scott Bessent

Our tariff and trade policy should bring manufacturing back to the U.S., support the working class, and hold countries accountable for unfair trade practices…

— Ruben Gallego

Tariffs protect ill-considered government policies, such as costly regulations and high taxes on labor and capital that make our goods uncompetitive in international markets.

— Paul Craig Roberts

First of all, a president of the United States can't unilaterally impose a tariff on another country. It takes an act of Congress, and…

— Sherrod Brown

Many economists and industry experts agree that the United States faces unfair competition and artificially low prices that have damaged the domestic steel industry.…

— Annie Lowrey

Any time you read that your government is erecting tariff barriers, supporting threatened industries with subsidies, or interfering in any way with free trade…

— John Pugsley

Instead of trade policy that is beneficial to American businesses and workers as well as our trade partners, we have a flawed trade policy…

— Stephen F. Lynch

[Donald Trump] basically has said, 'No it's more of a threat than an actual reality.' I do not think we're going to see tariffs…

— Maria Bartiromo

Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going…

— Wilbur Ross

Used strategically, tariffs can increase revenue to the Treasury, encourage businesses to restore production and reduce our reliance on industrial production from strategic rivals.

— Scott Bessent

As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you've got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins,…

— Mark McKinnon