Kaine Statement on Cost-Raising Impacts of Trump’s Tariff Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s newly-announced plan to impose new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China:

“I’m extremely alarmed by Donald Trump’s legally questionable and dangerous blanket tariff proposal, which is estimated to raise costs for Virginia families by over $2,000 a year. The Trump tariffs during his first Administration hurt Virginians, especially farmers. Now is the time to build on the progress we’ve made toward lower costs, including for life-saving prescription drugs—not launch ill-advised trade wars that will sky-rocket prices for hardworking Americans.”

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