CT senators blame Trump tariffs for the high cost of school supplies

CT senators blame Trump tariffs for the high cost of school supplies

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.(Patrick Semansky/AP / AP)Connecticut’s two U.S. senators blame the Trump administration’s tariffs for the high cost of school supplies as parents get ready to send their kids back to school this year.U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said at a media briefing in Hartford on Monday that the tariffs are a tax on Connecticut parents because they increase the cost of back-to-sch…