So many people and small businesses are already feeling the economic pain of Trump’s chaotic trade war. Companies like Adidas and Amazon are warning that they’re planning to increase prices for consumers. Americans are bracing to pay higher prices at the grocery store or face empty shelves from supply chain disruptions. Farmers are facing devastating financial losses as countries like China cancel orders of American farming products. Predictions of a tariffs-induced recession as early as this summer are looming.
Look, the American economy has taken blow after blow in recent years. I remember what families went through after the 2008 housing crisis, and the downward spiral of the recession that took us years to crawl out of. The Covid-19 pandemic was devastating for so many small businesses and workers in 2020.
But this crisis isn’t caused by a virus or a system-wide failure. It’s a man-made crisis, caused by a single man in particular: Donald Trump. And in our democracy with co-equal branches of government, we have the power to stop this emergency before even more damage is done.
Trump thinks he can control our entire economy and the financial health of millions of families with the erratic game he’s playing with these tariffs. But that’s not how America works.
We still have the rule of law in this country. And Congress has the power to end this madness right now. A few Republicans are already uneasy about this self-inflicted trade war that’s already hurting American businesses, families, and manufacturers. But we need more than a few Republicans to stand up and revoke Trump’s fake emergency authority.
I’m using every tool I can in the Senate to stop Trump’s dangerous and harmful agenda. If, and only if, you’re able to, please pitch in $28 or anything you can today to strengthen our fight.
Thanks for being a part of this,
Elizabeth
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