TARIFFS ON CANADA

On 2026-09-15, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) delivered a floor speech titled "TARIFFS ON CANADA" in the House.

TARIFFS ON CANADA

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)] [House] [Page H5827] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TARIFFS ON CANADA (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, the President's U.S. Trade Ambassador was born in California, graduated from college in Utah, and lived in Virginia. He does not know anything about the Great Lakes region or our economy. The Great Lakes economy is the third largest in the world, amounting to over $6 trillion. The administration has now imposed more huge tariffs on the American people. Tariffs are taxes on the American people. They increase the cost of everything. Rising prices especially hit hard in my home State of Ohio, the largest exporter of goods to Canada in the Great Lakes region. Numbers don't lie. U.S. exports to Canada keep going down. Tariffs have already cost Ohioans in industry, agriculture, consumer goods, and tourism over $11 billion more in rising prices due to these tariffs since January of last year. That amounts to over $2,274 for each household, which is unacceptable. Why would a U.S. President force this burden on the American people? Consumers and producers must stand up against these destructive tariffs. Let's get rid of these crippling tariffs, protect hardworking Americans, and preserve our valued friendships with our closest, reliable, fair trading partner in Canada. ____________________