GOP Senators Rebuke Trump's Tariff-Free Beef Plan
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More than a dozen Republican senators publicly criticized President Trump's plan to import tariff-free, discounted beef to lower grocery prices, arguing it would hurt American ranchers and could raise prices in the long term; the unusually broad GOP rebuke includes several senators facing re-election this year and highlights tensions between affordability goals and cattle producers' interests.
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