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House Republican lawmakers expressed frustration with President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, said he plans to discuss the issue directly with Trump at a White House dinner last night. The meeting focused on several key issues, including the US-Canada trade war and concerns about the impact of Russian sanctions legislation on tariffs for Indian imports. According to lawmakers, Greer was "receptive" to their critiques, but the meeting did not yield clear solutions or resolutions to these pressing concerns.

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House Republican members expressed frustration over President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves in a closed-door meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday. The discussion, held by the Republican Study Committee, centered around the US-Canada trade war, which was reportedly a "darn close" to being a unanimous topic of concern among attendees. Members were seeking a path forward on the issue and criticized the administration's decision to scrap beef tariffs that had been unpopular with some members of the party. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa)**, who attended the meeting, expressed his own concerns about the tariff moves, stating that while he applauds Trump's ideas, he also needs to consider the impact on constituents back home. Nunn plans to bring up these concerns at a White House dinner with vulnerable House Republicans. The meeting came just nine weeks before the midterms and highlighted the ongoing tensions between Republican lawmakers and the administration over trade policy issues.

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People are just looking for a path forward.

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In a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Republican Study Committee members were “freewheeling in their expressions,” one Republican lawmaker said.

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🔮 A third topic: how Russian sanctions legislation would hike tariffs on Indian imports.

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House Republicans vent tariff frustrations · assertive framing

Nine weeks before the midterms, House Republicans aren’t holding back their criticism of the president’s latest tariff moves. asserted

Republicans → hold → moves

In a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Republican Study Committee members were “freewheeling in their expressions,” one Republican lawmaker said. asserted

lawmaker → freewheel → expressions

The US-Canada trade war was “darn close” to the “unanimous subject” of the meeting, the lawmaker added. asserted

lawmaker → add → meeting

“People are just looking for a path forward.” asserted

People → look → path

Others brought up the administration’s decision to scrap beef tariffs unpopular with corners of the party. asserted

Others → bring → party

“I applaud [President Donald Trump] coming up with ideas, but I also got … to take care of folks back home,” Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, said. asserted

Nunn → applaud → folks

Nunn and Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., both described Greer as “receptive” to their critiques. asserted

Nunn → describe → critiques

But Nunn also said he planned to bring them up at the White House last night, when Trump dined with vulnerable House Republicans. asserted

Trump → say → Republicans

A third topic: how Russian sanctions legislation would hike tariffs on Indian imports. asserted

legislation → hike → imports

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