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Paul Ryan says economy is booming, but warns that new tariffs 'are not the solution'

ABC News

Beyond tariffs, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said Republicans had ruined the economy for working-class Americans.

“The Trump Administration and the GOP Congress have one major legislative accomplishment: gutting Medicare and Social Security to slash taxes for CEOs and the wealthy," Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., a member of the Joint Economic Committee, told ABC News in a written statement. "Because of their policies, wages are stagnant and health care costs are soaring.

"Now, under President Trump’s trade war, hard-working families across America are suffering the brunt of the consequences," he added. "The only people Trump and the Republican majority have made better off are those who were already better off.”

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