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Taft further alienated progressives when the tariff bill went to the Senate. The powerful head of the Senate Finance Committee, Republican Nelson Aldrich from Rhode Island, wanted to protect high tariffs, as did many other conservative senators. The result was the Payne-Aldrich Tariff, which cut tariffs hardly at all and actually raised them on some goods.

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Q: What problem did President Taft have with progressives over tariff issues?
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