WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the Administration imposing tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China.
“These across-the-board tariffs will make it harder for Americans to put food on the table and will squeeze farmers who will lose valuable export markets and see higher input costs. This will raise prices for the average family by more than $1,200 a year, raise gas prices by as much as 50 cents a gallon, and raise fertilizer costs for corn and soybean farmers. Already, we are seeing retail stores and refineries increase prices—and retaliation from other countries that will raise prices even more. Farmers have spent decades building export markets, only to have them ripped away overnight. While I support targeted tariffs, these sweeping, across-the-board tariffs will set our country back.”
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