WASHINGTON – (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2025) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, released the following statement on President Trump announcing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.
“These tariffs will only make it harder for American families to put food on the table and for American farmers and ranchers to sell their products. They will also raise gas prices by as much as 50 cents per gallon, car prices by up to $3,000, and key inputs like potash fertilizer by up to $25 a ton. Farmers and ranchers want an even playing field, not handouts necessitated by another Trump trade war.
“I support targeted tariffs to combat cheating by countries like China. But these haphazard tariffs will set our country back. President Trump negotiated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and he should enforce it, instead of raising costs for families, and threatening markets for farmers and ranchers.”