Mayors call for free and fair trade policy to lower costs for families and businesses
Washington, D.C.— Today, President Donald Trump announced new sweeping tariffs on imported goods from dozens of countries. America’s mayors have voiced their concern about the economic impact such tariffs will have on local communities. Last week, mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) met with their Canadian and Mexican counterparts in Washington, D.C. to discuss the immediate harm of recent trade disruption and the lasting damage of additional retaliatory tariffs. In response to today’s announcement, USCM President Columbus (OH) Mayor Andrew Ginther released the following statement:
“For decades, American families have benefited from free and fair trade. The economic relationship with our allies has lowered costs for families, supported job growth and opportunity, and made America’s cities the most prosperous in history. New and widespread tariffs, however, threaten the economies of our cities and the businesses that operate there. When tariffs go up, prices go up and businesses stop growing, which puts more pressure on the cost of living for our residents. America’s mayors are calling for trade policy that protects our businesses, workers and families. We urge the president to reverse course and end this global trade war.”