In the year since the president’s so-called “liberation day,” American families have paid more than $1,700, factoring in higher costs due to his tariffs. On top of the higher prices consumers pay, tariffs have caused significant and lasting damage to American businesses across the country.
From craft breweries in Ohio to innovative, inventor-driven businesses in Minnesota, these reckless tariffs have driven up costs, locked out customers, and threatened the viability of these businesses themselves.
Agriculture, a cornerstone of our economy, is having a hard time. Across the US heartland, tariffs are raising operating costs for our farmers, while the costs of machinery, fertilizer and other inputs are all rising with no relief in sight. In addition, farmers are losing customers, with losses totaling $34 billion.
To put it bluntly, name one part of our economy that is being hurt by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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President Donald Trump speaks about tariffs during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the White House Rose Garden on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Make no mistake: House Republicans are as responsible for this economic catastrophe as the White House. Instead of doing their job and stopping them, Republicans in the House of Representatives continue to undermine Trump’s short-sighted and reckless policies.
When the Supreme Court ruled that many of the sweeping tariffs were illegal, instead of demanding refunds from Americans who paid these illegal taxes, Republicans in Congress simply sat idly by while Trump tried to implement new, price-increasing tariffs!
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It all speaks to a larger message that Republicans are sending to the American people. They don’t work for you. They only work for Trump.
It’s a tone-deaf message that will cost them the majority in the House of Representatives. Affordability will be a defining theme these elections. Everything is too expensive and the public is angry. In the year they’ve controlled Washington, Republicans have pushed an agenda that has only raised prices for working families.
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Voters have a clear choice at the ballot box: a vote for Republicans will mean more tariffs and higher costs, while a vote for Democrats means Republicans will be held accountable for their broken promises and their terrible economy.
Democrats have the winning message: We want to roll back these harmful tariffs, push for policies that encourage American companies to expand their domestic manufacturing footprints, and support our farmers by passing common-sense policies to help lower costs and expand their market opportunities. Every day between now and the midterm elections, we look forward to engaging communities across the country in our forward-looking vision.
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