State of Mississippi Archives: on Free Trade
David Baria:
Tariffs have negative impact on Mississippians
Q: Support President Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel & other products?David Baria (D): No. They have a negative impact on Mississippians.
Roger Wicker (R): Knows Mississippi farmers are bracing for negative impacts, but hopes "end results will be greater opportunities."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Mike Espy:
Experience in negotiating multilateral trade treaties
I have the experience of having personally negotiated two multilateral trade treaties that greatly expanded market opportunities for our nation's farmers. They deserve a proven advocate for them in the U.S. Senate--not someone engaged in hyper-partisan
political gamesmanship. I will work with any president and any administration to improve opportunities for Mississippi's farmers and make sure those opportunities directly benefit them.
Source: 2020 Mississippi Senate campaign website EspyForSenate.com
Jun 25, 2020
Phil Bryant:
Mississippi is part of global market, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo
I have assured presidents and prime ministers and chief executive officers that Mississippi works and they have listened. From Tel Aviv to Tokyo, we have traveled the globe seeking investment in Mississippi, and our efforts are paying dividends.
More than 155 international corporations now have a presence in our state. Our exports have increased by more than 259 percent in the last decade, and over the last several years we have shown world leaders that Mississippi is more than just a river
Source: 2019 State of the State address to Mississippi legislature
Jan 15, 2019
Robert Foster:
Support tariffs on China; assist farmers when hurt by them
Q: In response to President Trump's tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, China put tariffs on U.S. goods like soybeans. Soybean farmers in Mississippi have seen prices and demand for exports drop. What do you think of the tariffs?A: I have to
support our president and what's he trying to accomplish. The Chinese have been taking advantage of us and other countries for a long time on trade deals, and it has been bleeding our country of all of our manufacturing, of a lot of our industry.
He is attempting to force them to the table to renegotiate those deals. It has to be done, because if not, our entire country continues to decline economically otherwise, and it's a tough situation to be in. It's not easy.
Q: Do you support the
administration's bailouts for farmers caught in the trade war?
A: We're going to have to take care of our farmers. We have to have agriculture. We're going to have to make sure that they're taken care of until we're able to get past this.
Source: Jackson Free Press on 2019 Mississippi Gubernatorial race
Feb 6, 2019
Roger Wicker:
Tariffs hurt, but end results will be greater opportunities
Q: Support President Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel & other products?David Baria (D): No. They have a negative impact on Mississippians.
Roger Wicker (R): Knows Mississippi farmers are bracing for negative impacts, but hopes "end results will be greater opportunities."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Mississippi Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Travis Childers:
End tax breaks for big corporations that ship jobs overseas
Q: How would you protect Social Security for today's seniors and strengthen it for future generations?
A: We need to end tax breaks for big corporations that ship jobs overseas, protect Medicare and Social Security, give small business owners a tax break, and
pass a balanced budget amendment to force the politicians to cut the wasteful spending. In the Senate, Travis will lead the fight for a Balanced Budget Amendment,
protect the Medicare and Social Security benefits that seniors have earned, and protect Mississippi jobs by ending tax breaks for big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
Source: AARP Voter Guide on 2014 Mississippi Senate race
Aug 31, 2014
Dan Eubanks:
Globalist Agenda video on campaign website
Videos on campaign website: Dan's Position On: - First Amendment Protections
- Second Amendment Protections
- Social Security
- Taxes
- Immigration/Border Control
- Ukraine Involvement/Military
- January 6th
- U.S. Debt
- Pro-life
- Medical Freedom
- Social Media/Privacy
- Banking Autonomy
- States' Rights/Federalism
- Energy Independence
- Climate Change/Green New Deal
- Woke/Transgender Agenda
- Term Limits
- America First
- The Globalist Agenda
Source: 2024 Mississippi Senate campaign web Eubanks4Mississippi.com
Aug 8, 2024
Cindy Hyde-Smith:
Pretty excited about benefits that will come from tariffs
[At Chamber of Commerce]: "The T-word--the tariffs--I really think will be short-term. I think that it's a really good tool; the president knows how to use that tool. I say all the time that just means we need to talk. But there's been a lot of unfair
trading practices in agriculture," said Hyde-Smith. "Americans can compete with anybody on planet Earth, but we need fair deals, and it hasn't been that way in a long, long time, so I'm pretty excited about benefits that will come from the tariffs."
Source: WAPT.com, "Tariffs", on 2026 Mississippi Senate race
Apr 23, 2025
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