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Congressman Neal slams Trump tariffs after filing resolution to override the president

'Our plan was to question him aggressively,' Neal recalled of Greer's appearance at the committee. 'While he's making the argument [for Trump's tariffs], without being told, at 1:18 p.m., the tariffs are suspended for 90 days. ... All that means is: more suspense.' Advertisement Last Tuesday, the day before the committee hearing, Neal had joined with two other top Democrats in the House, representatives Greg Meeks of New York and Rick Larsen of Washington, Advertisement In his New England Council remarks, Neal expressed surprise that so many Republicans are on board with tariffs now that a Republican president is leading the charge. 'There must be a new group in America, we're not quite sure where they meet, they're called 'Republicans for Tariffs,'' Neal told the council. Neal said he didn't agree with the reasoning behind the various 'reciprocal' tariffs that Trump imposed, and later put on hold. 'I still haven't figured out what Liechtenstein has done to offend us,' Neal said, singling out the small European country, which faces a potential 37 percent reciprocal tariff. The targeting of China, Neal added, poses big concerns for the US economy given the two countries' interdependence. Trump is imposing a 145 percent tariff on imported Chinese goods, a number that increased several times in a matter of days, though some products including 'I understand this idea we want to level the playing field,' Neal said. 'But our economies are also intertwined. And that's happened for the better part now of 30-plus years. So I think we ought to be able to reach an agreeable accommodation but not [by] ratcheting it up every hour of the day.' This is an installment of our weekly Bold Types column about the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Jon Chesto can be reached at