Crockett Slams President Trump's Tariffs on Texas Businesses and American Families
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's Executive Order placing sweeping 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% tariffs on goods from China.
“Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to cut prices for the American people. He lied. Today, Donald Trump has thrown the American people under the bus by imposing 25% tariffs on America’s neighbors and largest trading partners, Mexico and Canada, and 10% tariffs on Chinese goods—all while claiming that the American people won’t bear the brunt of the increased costs. This is BLATANTLY FALSE.
"As any Freshman economics major could tell Donald, tariffs are imposed on the IMPORTING NATION—NOT the exporting nation. This means AMERICAN businesses will now pay 25% more for many essential goods and raw materials they import from abroad, including fruits, vegetables, grains, vehicle parts, steel, and gas. Businesses will pass these higher costs onto consumers—costing the average family almost $830 MORE this year. And that’s BEFORE we account for the cost of retaliatory tariffs from Mexico and Canada, which could launch us into a trade war and recession.
“For Texans, these tariffs will be especially catastrophic. Mexico is Texas’ largest trading partner, and Texas exports to Mexico in 2023 totaled $129,509,000,000. A trade war with Mexico will hit Texas farmers, ranchers, producers, manufacturers, and other business owners especially hard, hiking their costs and weakening demand for the goods they produce. In short, Texans are about to be hit left and right—we’ll pay more for nearly everything we buy, and have a harder time selling the things we produce.
"Trump claims he’s imposing these economically disastrous tariffs as a negotiation tactic—but it’s the American people he’s using as leverage. Our people aren’t Trump’s negotiating tools—and House Democrats will not let them forget how much his games are costing them, each and every day.”