1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

A 15% tariff on goods imported from the European Union is essentially a new 15% sales tax levied directly on American consumers. This illegal tariff deal masquerading as a trade agreement will drive up costs for everyday products, unfairly burdening working families who are already struggling with rising prices. Rather than calling this a "preliminary agreement", we should call this what it is - an unlawful additional financial burden placed right on the backs of American households. This tax hike will harm our entire economy, impacting businesses and workers across various sectors that depend on imports of European goods and materials. Higher costs get passed onto consumers in the form of increased prices for clothing, vehicles, food products and countless other essential items. American families have endured enough economic pain from years of inflation, supply chain disruptions and stagnant wages. We cannot afford another regressive tax. Previous tariffs imposed during this administration have already led major retailers like Walmart to raise prices on a wide variety of consumer products. Extending this failed policy to our largest trading partner will only compound the harm. I beg you to publicly denounce and reverse the course of these illegal and misguided tariffs whose effect is de facto sales taxes. Your constituents deserve economic policies that help their lives, not rob their paychecks.