“America’s homeowners and do-it-yourselfers will also feel the brunt of these price increases. The tariffs would spike prices 10-25%, hitting millions of thrifty middle income Americans who seek to fix a leak or repair a broken lock. The large box stores have...
“In the case of Trek, the likely effect of the proposed tariffs will be higher prices for our goods, and in turn, fewer sales of our products. This risks the 2,600 jobs that Trek directly provides, and the thousands of jobs provided by 1,600 independent...
“Many of these products are already subject to a heavy duty. The proposed additional duty on these products would cost ECM millions of dollars in increased duties. For example, the proposed additional 10 or 25 percent duty applied to our products on list 3 will...
“Because of our relationship with factories in China, the proposed 25% tariff will impact a huge portion of the products we sell. Should this tariff become law, we will suffer greatly as a company, and consequently as a community. I earnestly request that this...