Americans for Prosperity commended the announced “Phase One” agreement that effectively postpones a tariff increase scheduled for Dec. 15 and urged an end to the trade war. Americans for Prosperity Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued the following statement: “This...
Twenty-six free trade and industry organizations today outlined reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body in a letter to the president, urging his administration to support the changes as a means to resolve various concerns it has raised and before...
Looking back at the past year and a half of the trade war, which side has the stronger case, Team Tariff or Team Trade? The trade war began when President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel imports in March 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion...
Tariffs imposed last year on imported washing machines have made their mark on the economy. With a new study from the University of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Board, the results are in. The tariffs cost American consumers approximately $1.5 billion...
U.S. businesses and consumers are feeling the harsh realities of tariffs — to the tune of $1.4 billion a month. A new study found that tariffs are damaging the U.S. economy, and Americans have less income as a result. By the end of last year, the...
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips met with National Review Editor Rich Lowry on the website’s The Editors podcast on March 8 to discuss trade and the toll tariffs have taken on American business. “Ford Motor Co. ended up...
