1. United States
2. Mass.
3. Letter

When the Trump Administration hiked import taxes to the highest levels America has seen since the Great Depression, they made us a lot of promises about how we were being “liberated”, starting a new “golden age.” Anyone who’s been shopping recently can tell you exactly how badly those promises were broken. We were told our prices wouldn’t go up. The Trump tariffs cost us more than $1,000 per household so far. We were told manufacturing jobs would come back to this nation. We’ve seen more disappear every month. We were told other countries would pay. Instead we’ve taken on 96% of the Trump tariff burden. We were told those foreigners would beg us for deals. Now our closest allies are deliberately strengthening economic ties with China, so they don’t have to rely on doing business with us. The anti-Canada tariffs especially have cost us dearly. A year ago our Canadian friends were the #1 export market for 34 U.S. states. In nine months, our exports north fell by more than 20%. They are our top source of international tourism, and their travel here has dropped by nearly a quarter. The verdict is in, and the critics were right. This is an act of economic self-sabotage that’s made things we need every day harder to afford. Putting an end to it is the easiest way to get prices down imaginable. It is the responsibility of Congress to step in. No more of these ridiculous political games to block votes and pretend there’s nothing you can do. Start by voting yes on H.J. Res. 72 to terminate the anti-Canada tariffs. It’s time for you to take action to stop this economic wrecking ball from swinging into our country.