WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on China’s decision to place duties on U.S. imports, including soybeans and pork, in retaliation to President Trump’s plan to place tariffs on Chinese goods:
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“Illinois' farmers now join DACA recipients as the latest victims of President Trump’s temper. Illinois is our nation’s largest producer of soybeans, and a top producer of pork, and will feel China's retaliation to threats of a trade war more than most. America cannot move forward in a blizzard of tweets and wild threats from this President.”
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