Marcy Kaptur: “The people of northwest Ohio and the Great Lakes region, which is heavily industrial and agricultural, overwhelmingly…”

“The people of northwest Ohio and the Great Lakes region, which is heavily industrial and agricultural, overwhelmingly oppose the Trump administration's ill-conceived trade war with Canada, Ohio's top fair trade partner and our largest fair trade partner. Apparently there is a plan for a 1-month pause with this tariff relationship with Canada, but remember, Canada has been critical to the automotive industry, the lumber industry, the oil industry, the truck industry, every single industry you can think of, and now we are not sure what is going to happen in 1 month. There is an old expression that says don't break what doesn't need fixing. There is another stronger adage that says don't shoot yourself in the foot. The administration's imposition of tariffs across our Great Lakes region adds up to a big lollapalooza-sized mistake. It will cause prices to rise, unemployment to increase, and act as a throttle to economic progress across our Great Lakes region. Rising tariffs will put a brake on our region's economy and strong, two-way trade partnership. They put a 25 percent tariff at the northern border, right, but with China it is 10 percent. That is 25 percent among free traders and 10 percent on those that don't exercise in a manner that creates free trade. Indeed, the U.S.-Canadian trade partnership is the strongest economic growth engine in our part of the American continent.…”