Nancy Pelosi's argument FOR tariffs

Saturday, April 05, 2025

An old video of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging Congress to retaliate against China's tariffs against the United States is going viral for how much it sounds like President Donald Trump's current tariff policies. The video, recorded on the House floor in June 1996, featured the lawmaker urging her colleagues to fight against the "status quo" trade policies that had contributed to America's trade deficit with China. She specifically called on lawmakers to address the fact that American tariffs on Chinese goods paled in comparison to Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods.

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Pelosi continues,

"In terms of tariffs, it's interesting to note that the average U.S. MFN [Most Favored Nation] tariff on Chinese goods coming into the United States is two percent, whereas the average MFN tariff on U.S. goods going into China is 35 percent."
The congresswoman asked, "Is that reciprocal?" She also went on to call the U.S.-China trade relationship a "job loser."

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-05 11:34 AM | Reply

...how much it sounds like President Donald Trump's current tariff policies.

She suggested putting tariffs on the entire planet other than Russia 30 years ago?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-05 11:38 AM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 2

She suggested putting tariffs on the entire planet other than Russia 30 years ago?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-05 11:38 AM | Reply | Flag

When you listen to the entirety of what she said, you can be taken seriously in a discussion. On second thought, after what Trudeau and his disastrous policies did to Canada - with your support - you can no longer be taken seriously.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-05 11:45 AM | Reply

When you listen to the entirety of what she said, you can be taken seriously in a discussion.

So what's your take? Do you think Pelosi is a political super-genius like Lewzer, or do you think Lewzer is an idiot like Pelosi?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-05 11:49 AM | Reply

So what's your take? Do you think Pelosi is a political super-genius like Lewzer, or do you think Lewzer is an idiot like Pelosi?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-05 11:49 AM | Reply | Flag:

I believe that at one time Democrats actually gave a ---- about labor. At some point the lobbyists and bankers changed their minds about global trade.

Your turn. What do you think changed Pelosi's mind and made her disagree with herself and Trump?

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-05 11:54 AM | Reply

What do you think changed Pelosi's mind and made her disagree with herself and Trump?

China joining the WTO may have had something to do with it. That had a lot of strings attached.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-05 11:56 AM | Reply

China should have never been allowed to join the WTO.

#7 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-04-05 05:00 PM | Reply

He literally put tariffs on a island with nothing but penguins. He's a ------- idiot, just like you.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-05 05:36 PM | Reply