Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump implemented 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada. This tax on American families could cost households hundreds of dollars a year. Nevadans buy over $3 billion in goods from Mexico and Canada annually.
“President Trump says he is standing up for American families and workers, but these tariffs on our allies will raise prices and cost the U.S. as many as 400,000 blue-collar jobs. Make no mistake, President Trump’s actions are going to jack up the cost of groceries, medicine, and new cars, and could make buying a new home more than $20,000 more expensive, all to pay for tax cuts for his wealthy friends. So much for lowering costs on day one. The American people deserve better.”
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