This is petty and disappointing. We should be at the negotiating table, finding a path forward that strengthens both the U.S. and Canadian economies. Further escalating tensions does nothing to help American or Canadian families and businesses. https://t.co/89MWvbe9pR

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GOVERNORS
State leaders on costs, jobs and the Canada relationship
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Canada is Wisconsin's largest trade partner. Messing with Canada messes with Wisconsin farmers. President Trump's reckless trade war isn't helping anybody. Period. https://t.co/SqAHtffKrb
Trump’s tariffs have cost New Jersey households $4,031 each so far. Meanwhile, he's pocketed more than $2 billion since returning office. https://t.co/yvFLC9IkDP
Groceries, clothes, paper products, and building materials are all about to get more expensive thanks to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. But hey — at least he’s focused on what matters to you. https://t.co/wtEWWzFCsT
Nearly a billion dollars. That’s how much Donald Trump’s narcissistic vanity project will reportedly cost. He should be refunding the working families he’s crushing with his tariffs. https://t.co/jL36xRv0sy
I wish I could say I'm shocked, but this outcome has been clear from the start. @MIAttyGen and I sued over the latest illegal tariffs imposed on Americans. When DC Republicans engage in reckless and vindictive trade policy with allies, Michiganders pay. https://t.co/t3QQTzIgqQ
Trump's tariffs and trade policies threaten the export markets Illinois farmers spent generations developing. Our state is stepping up for soybean producers by strengthening cooperation with trading partners like Indonesia and creating new opportunities. https://t.co/XuwWaGXqyi
Americans want affordable groceries. Americans want to fill up their car without breaking the bank. Americans want to do their back-to-school shopping without racking up credit card debt. President Trump's reckless tariff taxes and trade wars have to stop. https://t.co/y3LJKGzUuR
A few of my thoughts on Trump’s harmful trade war and the impact on Maine and our friends to the north: https://t.co/p7ad9RR1E2
From school supplies to lunch box staples, thanks to President Trump's reckless trade wars and tariff taxes, this school year is going to bring some serious sticker shock for working families who are already stretched thin. https://t.co/SUkBEDwolM
Wisconsinites can’t eat foods they’re buying at the grocery store—while struggling to afford groceries as it is—because President Trump and Republicans are asleep at the wheel on food contaminants while their tariff taxes are causing prices to skyrocket and chaos for our farmers. https://t.co/Zsxfe5M40y
There's no doubt about it: Parents are feeling the squeeze of President Trump and Republicans’ reckless tariff taxes and trade wars. https://t.co/FbJVR8QnKm
U.S. SENATORS
Senate voices, Democratic and Republican
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In just one year, Trump’s tariff tax has cost the average family nearly $2,000. That's why I'm introducing the End Trump’s Tariff Tax Act that would end the pain of Trump's costly tariffs—including his latest tariffs on Canada. https://t.co/gJeaQy6X89
Last week, I sat down with Consul General of Canada Sylvie Bédard to discuss our shared commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Canada relationship amidst chaos coming out of Washington. Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Canada are raising costs for U.S. and Canadian https://t.co/I348JO6PME
I very much appreciate Canada’s decision to remove seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list. These tariffs would have caused tremendous harm to Maine’s lobstermen, disrupting one of their most important markets during the fall fishing season. I urge the U.S. to
So Trump is so obsessed with dissing our friends, neighbors, and trading partners in Canada that he just signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario. On behalf of the GREAT Lake Superior, I call that SUPERIORLY stupid. We’ve had enough of Trump’s tariff taxes. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
A new poll finds that President Trump’s tariffs are unpopular in Texas, especially among Hispanics. https://t.co/jYQDhEQRCj via @WSJopinion
Approximately $170 million in Maine goods would be subject to Canada’s announced tariffs, with roughly 62 percent coming from the forest products sector. These tariffs would threaten Maine jobs and businesses while raising costs for families across our state. Today, I wrote to
Trump’s tariffs have already cost Minnesotans $4.8 billion — that’s equivalent to $2,000 per household. While our businesses and families are struggling with higher costs, the President is doubling down on his trade war with Canada – our state’s #1 trading partner. When she was https://t.co/GOIR1JM1K0
Just ONE American company, @nvidia, is worth more than 2x as much as the ENTIRE economy of Canada, which is growing at an anemic rate. Carney says he has leverage in a trade war with the US. He doesn’t: 75% of Canada’s exports go to one customer: the US. And we are basically https://t.co/gVQjyKdZoI
Trump can waste his time renaming Lake Ontario & other bodies of water all he wants, but here are the facts: Trump started this trade war with Canada, and his tariffs are raising prices for working families. https://t.co/GiUnP0vmfQ
Back-to-school shopping costs more this year thanks to Trump’s chaotic tariffs. Need notebooks and markers? Expect to spend $118 on supplies for each kid. Add clothes, books, and tech? $800+. Trump calls this “America First”? Give me a break.
NEWS: I'm introducing the End Trump’s Tariff Tax Act. This bill would revoke and refund Trump’s latest barrage of tariffs, and repeal the authorities he's used to continue his senseless trade war. https://t.co/7gfxBNsVng
Good news for Maine lobstermen: Canada removed American lobster from its retaliatory tariff list. While this avoids a serious blow to Maine’s lobster industry, the broader trade war continues to create unnecessary uncertainty for Maine businesses and families. https://t.co/Pp9shcDMGA
HOUSE MEMBERS & COMMITTEES
House voices on costs, jobs and the Canada relationship
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The trade war hurts working families and businesses across the country. That’s why I support the BAD DEAL Act, which would reverse the counterproductive 50% tariffs on Canada and refund the duties to American businesses. https://t.co/Ph5FYjKTmG
Trump’s backwards trade war with Canada is bad for businesses, workers, farmers, and consumers on both sides of the border. I’m fighting to reverse course on his chaotic and harmful tariffs in every way I can, through legislation and in the courts. https://t.co/Yga120Wr7Z
Canada is one of New Hampshire’s most important economic partners — and President Trump’s chaotic trade war is costing us big time, hurting small businesses, disrupting supply chains, and putting good American jobs at risk. We need a stable, strong U.S.-Canada relationship that works for Granite Staters.
Trump’s trade war with Canada is unnecessary, stupid and costing YOU money by raising prices. I am joining 87 other Members of Congress calling on the president to end this trade war immediately. https://t.co/L6rMHXfRVy
It's a national embarrassment that one of our closest allies doesn’t think President Trump can come to the negotiating table as an adult. These tariffs aren’t doing anything to lower costs or keep American businesses competitive. It’s time for real leadership. https://t.co/0f5pNLH3P2
I don’t often agree with the Wall Street Journal editorial page, but they get it right here: Trump’s tariffs on Canada are a self-inflicted economic wound. Worth noting: excluding Canadian oil—the one import Trump is desperate to keep flowing—the United States would actually
Starting trade wars with our closest neighbors isn’t an economic strategy. It’s a mess that American workers and families end up paying for. So I wrote a letter to President Trump with a pretty simple message: Stop picking fights with Canada that hurt Americans.
Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario. Canada is our closest ally, friend, and economic partner. Western New Yorkers understand how unique and consequential our relationship is with the Canadian people. This illogical trade war, and absurd and juvenile rhetoric from Donald
Donald Trump picked a fight with Canada that is costing you money. Instead of fixing it, he is spending your tax dollars to rename Lake Ontario. Republicans don’t give a damn about making your life more affordable.
Canada is a longstanding American ally and fellow founding NATO member that has fought side-by-side with our Nation in defense of freedom and democracy around the world. Nearly 1.7 million Canadian Armed Forces personnel fought as U.S. allies in World War I and World War II
Canada is not our enemy. It is our neighbor, our ally, and one of Michigan’s most important economic partners. It is a friendship that no stroke of a pen can erase.
Canada is a treasured friend, a close ally, and a great trading partner. Instead of negotiating in good faith, President Trump has childishly changed the name of Lake Ontario with the stroke of a Sharpie. It's time to end the trade war. Americans stand with Canada. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 https://t.co/gcbknrIYwT
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I held a roundtable today with Virginia cattlemen to discuss the Trump Administration’s recently announced plan to flood our market with foreign beef, how rising input costs are squeezing local producers, and the deep impacts of federal tariffs and continued conflict in the https://t.co/y8GjakY8IO
While Washington D.C. inflames a trade war with Canada, Michiganders are continuing to the pay the price. Higher costs. Increased uncertainty. Hardworking Michigan families fighting to get by. I've been consistent since day 1: these tariffs are reckless, and we deserve better. https://t.co/GU1zjbkD9J
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$2,500,000,000 – that’s how much Trump’s reckless tariffs have cost Nevadans since he imposed these new taxes last year. Prices are rising all around us, and the President’s solution is to keep taking money out of your pocket and starting trade wars with our allies. These tariff https://t.co/R32sKAUQs9
Earlier today, I met with Consul General Sylvie Bédard of Canada to reaffirm my commitment to the long-standing alliance between our two countries. Donald Trump’s reckless and frankly juvenile actions have damaged the relationship with our closest ally, but the partnership https://t.co/w7lfwlpHFo
As Trump doubles down on his trade war: inflation is raging, families are struggling, small businesses are closing. @SenateDems have fought Trump's tariffs at every turn, and we will fight to pass the End Trump Tariff Act to finally free Americans from his tariff tax.
“Lower prices on day one” has to be one of the most blatant and audacious lies ever told by a Presidential candidate in the history of this country. Georgia is now paying over $4,000 per household in tariffs. Outrageous.
$1,000. That’s how much the president’s latest trade war with Canada could cost American families per year. As if he’s not already bleeding you dry. https://t.co/3DHYYNKjWV
Coloradans are sick of paying the tax for Trump’s tariffs. The President’s reckless economic agenda won’t get in the way of Colorado and Canada’s partnership. https://t.co/zh1pYsxK8g
Trump's trade wars with our allies are raising costs and killing American businesses - but don't worry, he renamed a lake. The only thing this absurd stunt will accomplish is hurting our relationship with Canada for years to come. https://t.co/SBaLBr66zm
Nothing about this trade war has been good for our Main Streets. Small business owners in La Crosse told me firsthand how the president’s tariffs are driving up their costs and squeezing their bottom lines. They shouldn’t be shouldering this unnecessary burden.
As Donald Trump keeps hiking up tariff taxes and igniting trade wars with our allies, here’s a reminder of what that means for Nevadans: https://t.co/8NoPgbWQAe
From reckless tariffs to a war in Iran that is spiking energy costs, @POTUS is making life more expensive at every turn. This month, I've traveled across the state as part of my Affordability Action Tour to hear firsthand how I can help tackle rising costs in New Hampshire. 🧵
Trump’s senseless trade war is nothing short of economic arson—no business can plan around Trump’s unpredictable tariffs, American credibility is shot, and costs are up. Republicans are afraid to stand up to Trump, but Democrats aren't. Stop Trump's tariffs NOW! https://t.co/ij0TzsHWxS
Diesel is up almost 50% since the war in Iran. The cost of fertilizer is soaring. Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice and illegal tariffs have done nothing but hike up costs for our farmers and ranchers.
Thanks to Donald Trump and Washington Republicans’ cost-raising tariffs and war in Iran, Americans are spending more on nearly everything: https://t.co/BuHiOdHRVL
Trump’s tariffs are costing the average family $2,000. The fastest thing we can do to lower your costs is get rid of them. I’m proud to introduce legislation today that would revoke and refund Trump’s latest tariffs, letting you keep more of your hard-earned money.
Trump promised to lower inflation, but because of his policies, New York families have had to pay $5,000 MORE for the absolute basics — like housing, healthcare, groceries, and gas. His endless wars and tariffs are taxing working households at every turn. We can't afford his https://t.co/FHOHREyKGd
Marmon Utilities has been manufacturing innovative power cables in Milford for decades. I toured its facility to see its work firsthand and hear how rising costs and tariffs are creating new challenges for manufacturers. https://t.co/qVjGGPoPPr
Gas in Hawaii is over $5 a gallon. And what is Trump doing about it? Building a $600 million ballroom. Spending $39+ billion on an illegal war Coating horse statues in DC in gold Starting a trade war with Canada Refurbishing a private jet from Qatar Constructing a $250 million
It’s time to stop taxing Americans at the border and provide working families relief from President Trump’s destructive tariffs. Repealing the outdated trade laws this Administration is abusing is the best way to end these senseless trade wars before they cause irreparable damage
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Trump just started a new war—a trade war with Canada. Everybody is already paying more for everything, from gas, to groceries, to housing. Now the President's tariffs will tax Coloradans and make prices even higher. https://t.co/4WHUdCBeYY
The President’s reckless tariffs & wars are making life more expensive than ever. Yet he’s focused on renaming lakes—instead of lowering costs. It’s stupid, petty, and doesn’t make life any better for working people. https://t.co/4jbq09GfT6
Trump’s foreign policy has been a disaster: Military operations that have killed civilians. Lethal, extrajudicial boat strikes. Reckless tariffs and sanctions. Collective punishment. Interference in other nations’ elections. Is the world any more peaceful now?
President Trump’s brazen and counterproductive trade war only damages the long-standing, mutually beneficial relationship with our neighbor, and second largest trading partner, Canada. This is a bad deal! It’s a bad deal for American families, and it’s a bad deal for American https://t.co/TuDzUFoqXI
President Trump is trying to divide us and distract people from his reckless trade war that is raising costs and threatening American workers.
While his trade war hikes your costs, Trump’s focused on renaming a lake. https://t.co/2KKE61VBnS
Canada is Wisconsin’s largest trading partner. Donald Trump’s “renaming” of Lake Ontario is just another distraction from his trade war that’s hurting Wisconsin’s economy and making life even more unaffordable. https://t.co/9p35wKdGG4
The average household in Michigan has lost $5,619 to tariffs — more than any other state. But sure, let's rename one of the Great Lakes. 🙄 https://t.co/vD51LxXRmY
The numbers don’t lie. Trump’s tariffs alone have cost Nevada nearly $2.5 billion. That’s money that could have gone toward groceries, gas, and rent. Instead, costs are rising and businesses are closing. The truth is simple: affordability is a necessity, not a luxury. Trump and https://t.co/6ujIMHkPSw
President Trump's ego knows no bounds. He'd rather bulldoze the Kennedy Center than do anything to lower costs for you. Instead of defacing a living memorial, he should end the illegal war he started and cancel his tariffs that are squeezing families. https://t.co/oMocSWK0Eq
Americans don’t want a trade war with Canada. They don’t want to pay for these tariffs. Instead, Americans just want to be able to afford groceries, gas, and health care – but Trump doesn’t seem to care about any of that. https://t.co/wduYwCrORp
Honored to join Rep Dina Titus in Nevada last week. Tariffs are hurting Americans in Nevada and across the country. Most of the US cannot grow the coffee plant (with exception of Kona coffee in Hawaii). That means tariffs on coffee increase prices on Americans for no reason. https://t.co/4kOA7aPhe7
Honored to join Rep Dina Titus in Nevada last week. Tariffs are hurting Americans in Nevada and across the country. Most of the US cannot grow the coffee plant (one exception is Kona coffee in Hawaii). That means tariffs on coffee increase prices on Americans for no reason. https://t.co/4kOA7aPhe7
Let’s not forget, Canada had this treatment while SIMULTANEOUSLY discriminating against American dairy producers and digital service providers. The days of Canada benefitting from a one-sided trade relationship are OVER. It’s simple: treat all Americans fairly or pay the price. https://t.co/vhEfGhjazc
Tariffs and an endless war are making life impossibly expensive. This is what happens when Republicans are in charge. https://t.co/OuYdtFZ9Bx
As I said on the @CBC, this absurd trade war with Canada is going to raise prices on all kinds of goods and make life harder for small businesses across our economy. These aren't just numbers on a page in states like Vermont. These are real people and their bottom lines. https://t.co/W6p46c9Ue5
Despite what the president says, American consumers ultimately pay the price for tariffs. Tariffs are a tax on consumers, making everyday goods more expensive and making it harder for families to get by and get ahead. President Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada—our neighbor and https://t.co/R1sWHnQ0Og
New Jerseyans have collectively paid BILLIONS extra because of Trump's tariffs. It adds up to $4000 per household. You could afford to better feed your family, weather medical emergencies, or save for a rainy day with that money—but it's gone down the drain because of our
Trump gets into a war with Iran, and Iran responds by closing the Strait of Hormuz, sending prices skyrocketing here in America. Trump gets into a trade war with Canada, and Canada ends up taking American jobs that very month. Every single stupid beef Trump gets us into leaves https://t.co/NtT6JFas47
As Michiganders struggle to afford gas, groceries, or healthcare, they are also picking up the tab for Trump's tariffs. Michigan's economy has taken a $23 BILLION hit because of these tariffs. That's an average of almost $6,000 per household. And it’s more than any other state.
America first? Trump's policies are anything but. At a time when homeownership is still out of reach for most, his tariffs and anti-affordable housing legislation are making it harder than ever to live the American dream. https://t.co/SGUdRO5n6U
President Trump is plunging our country into a petty and reckless trade war with one of our closest allies while families are struggling to put food on the table, keep the lights on, and afford a roof over their heads. Americans deserve better than this. https://t.co/WgYDtbBF2t
Hey, genius: Guess where the name “Ontario” came from in the first place? Native AMERICANS. The Canadian province is named after the lake! This EO is beyond absurd. To him, it’s all a game. But real livelihoods are at stake. Businesses. Our economy. Costs are through the roof https://t.co/04RGgDX9al https://t.co/mr57WlETKu
While his tariffs drive up prices at the grocery store, pharmacy, and everywhere you shop, Donald Trump is focused on petty name changes no one asked for. As families foot the bill for the failed Trump agenda, Republicans in Congress need to stop doing his bidding and act. https://t.co/nnuigfdsv5
As summer turns to fall, the: -Cost of gas is up -Cost of groceries are up -Cost of utilities through the roof What is the Administration doing to address it? -Starting a 50% tariff trade war with Ohio's largest trading partner, Canada -More bombing -Campaign barnstorming
The President’s Canada Tariffs will hit our Great Lakes region hardest—driving costs up for families already struggling to make ends meet. The average Ohio household will see a $2,274 increase in costs and some border Districts, and communities like NW Ohio could see costs go up https://t.co/qixqSCs6jY
Tonight, I joined the @TheRevAl on @MSNOWNews to discuss the crisis America is in. An unending foreign war on Iran. Trump’s Tariffs on our allies. Declining educational opportunity. And if that’s not enough, an Administration hell-bent on stripping its own citizens of https://t.co/PLRdZfqHGc
.@POTUS’s tariffs are hurting Nevadans with rising food, supply, and energy costs. I joined @RepTedLieu at #MiddleBlackSheepCoffee #OnlyInDistrictOne to hear from a local small business about the impact of the #TrumpSlump on their operations. https://t.co/nt9xaejL2y
The average household has had to pay $3,800 more since Trump took office. His costly tariffs, illegal war, and healthcare cuts are driving up prices everywhere you look. Democrats are ready to act. We need to suspend the gas tax and cut off all funding for Trump’s war in
Renaming lakes won’t lower gas prices or make groceries more affordable. The President needs to settle his feud with Canada before new tariffs make life even more unaffordable for the American people. https://t.co/1rhuvKS0ff
As a Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, I remain committed to protecting and strengthening all of the Great Lakes. I also strongly encourage both my Canadian friends and my American colleagues to return to the negotiating table to hammer out a trade deal that works
In this awful economy, Trump would rather give handouts to billion-dollar mega-corporations than help American small businesses. Enough with the nonsense. We need to end the Iran War, reverse the tariffs, and make sure our actual small businesses get the help they deserve.
Nearly 40% of Kansas City’s exports are sent to our northern neighbors, and our metropolitan area would be among the hardest hit by a prolonged trade war with Canada. It’s been well established at this point – tariffs amount to nothing more than another tax that is passed along
Michigan families are paying the highest price in the nation for Trump’s tariffs. $23 BILLION is the burden Michiganders have been left to carry. An estimated $5,619 per household. That’s what happens when the President values war and his ego over lowering costs for the American
Nevadans have paid $2.5 BILLION in illegal tariffs since January 2025. Let that sink in. $2.5 billion ripped out of the pockets of Nevada families and businesses. That is why I introduced the RELIEF Act to put that money back where it belongs: in the pockets of Nevadans. Nevadans https://t.co/LdjwTvhXHq
Another month, another higher-than-expected inflation report as Trump’s mismanagement of our economy continues to squeeze American families’ budgets. The inflationary impact of Trump’s tariff taxes and trade wars, debt-financed tax cuts for large corporations and the wealthiest
Tariffs can be a tool in the toolbox, but Trump's tariffs are doing nothing but raising costs and creating uncertainty for Americans. From the auto industry, to tourism, and everything in between--this administration is leaving work people behind. https://t.co/hAuT2eFQwr
1/ The new 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods, and the threat to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, and auto parts to 50%, will not make America stronger. They will raise costs and disrupt supply chains, and they have already triggered retaliation from our
“Canada’s Chamber of Commerce said Kansas City would be among the top 3 cities in America hurt by a U.S.-Canada trade war.” Reckless trade wars do nothing but raise costs, kill jobs, and crush manufacturing—which is the opposite of what Americans want. https://t.co/GQltWDAIZq
The Canada trade war is expensive and stupid. https://t.co/8kOYHbYqlD
@FlankedJose They have during this unnecessary tariff war and threats to make Canada a 51st state.
Do you know who the biggest loser is in Trump's wars? The American consumer. His illegal war with Iran has spiked fuel and energy prices; His tariff wars against many of our closest allies have driven up the cost of everything from groceries to building supplies. Who could have https://t.co/vW8DGRdjaa
Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada will hurt WA families & small businesses. The president’s reckless tariffs are raising prices when people are already struggling to make ends meet. Congress could stop this economic chaos & repeal these tariffs, but Republicans lack
Blanket tariffs are not an industrial policy—the evidence is now clear: Trump's chaotic approach has failed. We need a REAL plan to reindustralize America that puts our workers and industries first—without jacking up prices on everything. https://t.co/GGbXA7RmfT
Thanks to the policies of Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, the average family has had to spend an additional $3,800+ since Trump took office—on housing, energy costs, groceries, and health care. Trump's tariffs and his war with Iran aren't helping one bit. https://t.co/qwbvzcNfd0
Tobias Music is a family-owned and operated music shop that specializes in guitars, instrument repairs, and professional guitar lessons. I enjoyed meeting the Tobias family earlier this week and learning more about the importance of music education and how tariffs are impacting https://t.co/0HiF6YIylw
Trump’s tariffs on Canada are taxes on Americans. And Illinois gets hit twice: higher prices for consumers and retaliatory tariffs on our exports. Illinoisans are fed up with paying the price for Trump’s trade wars. https://t.co/GGksmNZQ1H
President Trump’s new reckless, chaotic tariffs against Canada are already hurting American farmers, small businesses, and consumers. A trade war with one of our closest allies and trade partners is the last thing Americans want or need. Today, I joined @RepDebDingell's effort
The 50% tariffs on Canada will further raise costs for working families and small local businesses, disrupt critical supply chains, and invite retaliation against American industries. I helped introduce the bipartisan Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities Act to
Trump’s tariffs have cost Jersey families an additional $4K a year. Every time you pay more for everyday goods like food, toilet paper, auto parts, or medical supplies, you can thank Trump's tariffs. He's raising taxes on New Jersey families through the back door and calling it a
@ericbeneker I agree the Canadian stuff is foolish.
The President's attempt to distract from his failed trade policies doesn't change the affordability crisis facing so many in MA. He needs to abandon this sideshow & work with Canada, our neighbor & ally, to build a trade relationship that brings down costs & benefits Americans.
The American workforce is the backbone of our economy. Farmers, manufacturers, and laborers in my district are hit hardest by rising prices from Trump’s war, his tariffs, and his failed policies. I will continue to fight for our workers.
People are struggling even more because tariffs are raising prices on nearly everything. End the tariffs and stop the dumb trade wars. https://t.co/9ZclqYl2oG
The number one issue I hear from Rhode Islanders is the cost of living is too high. The solutions are simple: end the war, end the tariffs, fight corporate greed. https://t.co/q5m6OGmfZ0
Trump miffed at our good neighbor and longtime ally, Canada for asserting its independence and refusal to yield to his intimidation. Trump’s solution—impose a 50% tax on American family purchases of many Canadian products and threaten more 50% tariff taxes in the future. Now
The senseless 50% tariffs on Canada are raising costs for working families and businesses, and inviting retaliation against American industries. That’s why I joined @RepSchneider in introducing the BAD DEAL Act to repeal the antiquated Section 338 authority being used to impose
I said what I said. We absolutely must support Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion. But why the fuck would we give Trump more power to tariff whatever country he's currently mad at and drive up costs further for working families? https://t.co/nI0tsZZp9h
Tariffs are a tax — and right now working families and Illinois farmers are paying it. Growers are seeing input costs rise and export markets tighten. Families are paying more for food, fuel, and everyday goods. https://t.co/JyXiXnZ23c
America consumes more chips than anyone on Earth. Slapping tariffs on them doesn’t punish China, it punishes the American consumer. We are in the fight of our lifetime for technological dominance. Build the chips here. Keep costs down. Out-innovate, out-produce, outcompete the https://t.co/w5xajZPzui
I am proud to lead a letter to Pres Trump opposing his decision to import 300k tons of foreign, contaminated beef. From tariffs and fertilizer to high diesel prices, labor challenges and mealybug, Florida’s ranchers have faced a multitude of challenges. We will continue to stand https://t.co/GyEZyMU3bB
Since last year, reckless tariff policies have cost the average Kansas household $1,515. I'm working on policies that bring costs down for hardworking families, not raise them even more. https://t.co/JmY0bMZdaf
While kids start a new school year, Trump's petty tariffs on Canada will increase the price of school supplies by 50%. His war in Iran is keeping gas prices high. His deregulation has led to countless food items being recalled. Yet he chooses to focus on renaming a lake. This is https://t.co/sru6w7sCKg
When it comes to trade wars, it’s hard to find winners, but there are losers. The President’s disastrous trade war with Canada continues to claim more victims. Looks like Americans are going to spend more to buy toilet paper??? Remember, President Trump promised to lower
I voted for a bipartisan continuing resolution today to keep the federal government operating through December 11th because Americans deserve certainty that the government services they rely on will be there for them. President Trump’s disastrous tariffs on allies like Canada and his unlawful war in Iran are continuing to drive up costs for the American people. Americans cannot afford a government shutdown on top of President Trump’s failure to address the rising cost of living. Senate Republican leadership have also let Americans down by failing to release and advance any of their Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bills. The House has done its job and advanced all twelve Appropriations bills through committee. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to complete their Appropriations work and then come to the negotiating table so that we can deliver a bipartisan funding package that truly invests in the needs of the American people.
While the administration’s tariff taxes and disastrous war in the Middle East are raising grocery prices, their cuts to the federal workforce are also making our food less safe. A disaster all-around. https://t.co/usZSXpVHCD
9/ Tariffs amount to taxes paid by American importers that can be passed on to consumers. That’s why I helped introduce legislation to eliminate the excessive and antiquated authority under Section 338. Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over trade and end this
8/ The U.S. trade deficit with Canada, as with most countries, is because Americans want cheaper products. Canada is not “ripping us off,” as we are benefiting from importing products that would cost a heck of a lot more to make in the United States. Trade deficits are not
7/ American farmers will also pay the price for retaliation. Canada bought $28.2 billion in U.S. agricultural products in 2025, making it our second-largest agricultural export market. In 2024, Canada accounted for roughly 25% of U.S. exports of high-value, consumer-facing
4/ That exemption demonstrates the broader point, the interconnection of our economies. American manufacturers depend on Canadian metals, lumber, machinery, and components, and tariffs on those inputs make American-made goods more expensive and less competitive.
6/ Now, the President is threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian vehicles and parts to 50%. Because vehicles and components cross the border repeatedly during production, those tariffs would raise costs for American automakers, workers, and consumers.
5/ For more than a decade, Canada has been the largest export market for American-made passenger vehicles and light trucks. From April 2025 through March 2026, Canadian imports of U.S. motor vehicles fell 22%, or $5.6 billion, compared with the same period a year earlier.
3/ Our economies are so closely connected that the Administration exempted energy and critical minerals from its Section 338 tariffs. In 2023, Canada sent 97% of its crude-oil exports to the United States, and Canadian crude supplied roughly 24% of U.S. refinery throughput.
2/ Canada is simultaneously one of America’s biggest customers, suppliers, investors, energy providers, agricultural markets, and manufacturing partners. Through June 2026, it was our second-largest goods export market and second-largest source of imports.
Yesterday, we came together on a bipartisan basis to keep our government open through December 11. Now, Congress must get back to work on the challenges facing Americans — lowering costs, ending unnecessary tariff wars, addressing the war with Iran, and passing a strong Farm https://t.co/OjPteLNqR4
Consumers paid the price of illegal tariffs and now corporations are getting the refunds. $160 billion should be going back to working families and workers. We need to make sure the people who are actually getting what they need as costs continue to rise.
Proud to lead a letter to President Trump opposing his decision to import 300k tons of foreign, contaminated beef. From tariffs and fertilizer to high diesel prices, labor challenges, and mealybug, Florida’s ranchers have faced a multitude of challenges. We will continue to https://t.co/z8pL2Txx0N
Donald Trump is spending over a million of taxpayer dollars to renovate a bowling alley, while families are drowning in high prices caused by his tariff-taxes and his war of choice that's driven up gas prices… https://t.co/iLXEnkIHMr
U.S. wine exports to Canada fell 78% last year, a $357 million loss in export value, while Québec’s restrictions cut off a market for American wine worth hundreds of millions. I led a bipartisan group of California lawmakers in urging Québec to lift those restrictions. California wineries, Québec businesses, and consumers on both sides of the border shouldn’t have to pay the price for the President’s unnecessary trade war. https://t.co/khtS9ANUwX
I voted for a bipartisan continuing resolution today to keep the federal government operating through December 11th because Americans deserve certainty that the government services they rely on will be there for them. President Trump’s disastrous tariffs on allies like Canada and his unlawful war in Iran are continuing to drive up costs for the American people. Americans cannot afford a government shutdown on top of President Trump’s failure to address the rising cost of living. Senate Republican leadership have also let Americans down by failing to release and advance any of their Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bills. The House has done its job and advanced all twelve Appropriations bills through committee. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to complete their Appropriations work and then come to the negotiating table so that we can deliver a bipartisan funding package that truly invests in the needs of the American people.
I’ll be joining Bianca Across the Nation at 12:40 PM to discuss trade negotiations with Canada and how the House GOP is fighting the rise of socialism. Make sure to tune in to @Newsmax. https://t.co/eqzibRPE1M
@HenryBrownMD I’m going to assume you are saying this in good faith. The way tariffs work is that the American importer pays the tariffs, not the foreign countries. Please do some research and I’m happy to keep on discussing this topic with you.
I recently visited the factory behind @CleanMeliora products. They’re changing the game by putting sustainability at the forefront of their innovation. We need to stop the tariff trade war and bring down prices to help businesses like theirs! https://t.co/SK6eig1aKQ
Canada isn't just a neighbor; it's a key trading partner and an important strategic ally in the Western Hemisphere. Trump's latest trade war with Canada hurts both Americans and Canadians and is just the latest example of self-inflicted injury to our economy and international
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Statements posted Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026 ET
GOP signals in this period
- Bill Huizenga, MI (R)
- Don Bacon, NE (R)
- Phil Scott, VT (R)
- Richard McCormick, GA (R)
- Susan M. Collins, ME (R)