Full interview with Katy Tur here

Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, responded to Trump’s reckless tariff actions yesterday, which significantly raised the risk for recession and will drive up costs for ordinary families.

On MSNBC’s Katy Tur Reports, Senator Markey warned that Republicans would be hearing from their constituents on how the tariffs are causing them economic pain. His remarks come as the Senate considers the Republicans’ budget resolution, with lawmakers offering amendments through the night ahead of a final vote.

Below is an excerpt from the MSNBC interview with host Katy Tur:

“[Republicans] are going to be hearing it from home. We’re going to be up all day long, every single day, overnight, and we’ll be talking about the dire, catastrophic economic consequences for ordinary families. We haven't been able to get their support to block the cuts in NIH research for Alzheimer's and cancer, or the Department of Education that helps poor kids get an education, or at the EPA in order to make sure that we have clean air and clean water. So I don't know that these tariffs are going to be the exception, but I don’t think Republican House and Senate members are going to want to pay the political price.”

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