2018 NH Governor's race: on Free Trade


Chris Sununu: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

Citing the importance of Canada to the New Hampshire economy, Gov. Chris Sununu parted ways with President Donald Trump on his threat to impose stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Sununu's spokesman said: "As the Granite State's top trading partner, Canada plays an integral role in New Hampshire's economy. Gov. Sununu does not support imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum." His comments came several days after Trump threatened to impose the tariffs.
Source: WMUR on 2018 New Hampshire governor race Mar 5, 2018

Jeanne Shaheen: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

Several days after Trump threatened to impose the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Jeanne Shaheen voiced deep concern about the potential impact of a trade war with Canada, which is the top recipient of NH international exports. Shaheen told WMUR she was concerned by the promise by Canadian officials to retaliate if Trump follows through on his promise.

Shaheen said, "These tariffs could negatively impact every sector of New Hampshire's economy and will undoubtedly drive up costs for consumers. There's no question that we need to address unfairly traded steel from China, but we must do so in a way that doesn't start a trade war that puts NH's economy at risk and unnecessarily cuts off markets for NH's businesses, such as Canada."

Shaheen added, "President Trump's impulsive announcement is already sending shock waves across the world markets. It's time the president listened to experts who understand that launching a trade war will kill jobs and hurt families across our country."

Source: WMUR on 2018 New Hampshire governor race Mar 5, 2018

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Candidates and political leaders on Free Trade:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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