WEBVTT JOHN. JOHN: STAYING WITH THE ECONOMY, PRESIDENT TRUMP RECENTLY PRAISED HIS TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO AND CANADA AS HIS STORY AND SAID IT WOULD -- AS HIS STORE -- HIS TORIC AND SAID IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT HIS TERRACE -- TARRIFS. NOW MEXICO SAYS THE DEAL WOULD NOT GO FORWARD UNTIL THEY END. ARE YOU IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW NAFTA? MR. PAPPAS: I THINK A NEW DEAL IS A GOOD SIGN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED 60,000 JOBS TIED TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MOSTLY WITH CANADA. WE BENEFIT FROM HAVING A STABLE SYSTEM IN PLACE AND TRADE DEALS THAT RESPECT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, WORKERS, AND ENVIRONMENT. I WILL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS THAT DO THAT. I THINK IN TERMS OF THE DEAL THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, WE ARE ALWAYS AT HER KONG, SOBER TALK AS OPPOSED TO THE HAPHAZARD SYSTEM THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN ON GOODS COMING INTO THE COUNTRY. IT HAS MADE BUSINESS MORE EXTENSIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, RAISED PRICES FOR CONSUMERS, AND ALLOWED THE CUSTOMER BASE TO DRY UP FOR CERTAIN NEW HAMPSHIRE COMES THE -- OR COMPANIES. I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN UP TRADE TALKS WITH MEXICO AND CANADA, AS WELL AS CHINA TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS. JOHN: SAME QUESTION. ALSO, DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT WAS ON TRACK WITH THESE TARIFFS? MR. EDWARDS: ABSOLUTELY. HE GOES TO LEADERSHIP. THE PRESIDENT REALIZE WE WERE SUFFERING IN GETTING THE RAW END OF THE DEAL. HE STEPPED UP, RENEGOTIATED NAFTA, AND IT IS IN AMERICA’S ECONOMIC INTERESTS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE HIT BY SOME OF THESE TARIFFS. YOU KNOW WHAT THE VOTERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT WANT? THEY BELIEVE IN THE PRESIDENT. THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS A STRATEGY, NOT A POLICY BUT A STRATEGY. HE HAS BROUGHT THE EU AROUND, NAFTA AROUND. YOU WILL SEE THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH CHINA. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THIS PRESIDENT HAS ENGAGED IN TERRORIST -- TARRIFF NEGOTIATIONS IN TALKS. CHRIS WANT TO PUNCH THE BALL TO SOMEONE IS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. CONGRESS HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ITS JOB HERE. IF THEY HAD BEEN DOING ITS JOB, THE PRESIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE TO DO ITS JOB. MR. PAPPAS: I THINK WE ARE WELL SERVED BY A MORE THOUGHTFUL PROCESS AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BECAUSE THAT WILL PROTECT NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES, AND NOT RAISE PRICES FOR CONSUMERS. I WAS WITH THE SOLAR COMPANY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT SAW THE PRICE OF THE PANELS GO UP 40% BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS.