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To whom it may concern:
The recently imposed tariffs threaten our businesses, workers, customers, and the entire U.S. economy. As small businesses that form the backbone of the U.S. economy, we believe policymakers must know:
We pay the tariffs. There is no “free tariff money” from foreigners. It comes from American businesses and creates nothing but bad options including: raising prices for our customers, laying off workers or cutting salaries and benefits, reducing investments, or taking high-interest loans. When even that is not enough, we will be forced to close.
Tariffs hurt small businesses most. We do not have tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars available to pay the new tariffs. Products are ordered months in advance, and it often takes months more for us to be paid. Many orders will be canceled, eliminating prospects for future sales or profits.
Tariffs will cause irreparable harms. Years of hard work, late nights, and sweat equity to build our businesses, create good jobs, and contribute to our communities will be wiped out in the very near future. Waiting 6 or 12 months for a potential solution is not viable. Many of our businesses will no longer exist.
The President should immediately cancel the new tariffs. If the President will not, Congress should intervene to end all emergency tariffs and revoke the delegated authorities used to impose them. This is not a partisan issue. No individual – regardless of party – should be able to impose or remove hundreds of billions of taxes on a whim.
There is simply too much at stake for all Americans.
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A. J. Saragusa Enterprises (Houston, TX)
A&J Distributors, Inc. (Itasca, IL)
Academia Furniture (Wood Ridge, NJ)
Ace Division Inc (Tyler, TX)
Acme Food Sales, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Adrienne Designs (Fountain Valley, CA)
Agron, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Agrusa, Inc. (Totowa, NJ)
Aid Through Trade, Inc. (Annapolis, MD)
ALB-USA Enterprises, Inc. (Bronx, NY)
All-Ways Forwarding International, Inc. (Elizabeth, NJ)
Allied-Mayork Corp (Fort Lee, NJ)
American Gothic Pizza, LLC (Oklahoma City, OK)
American Pistachio Commodity Corp DBA Sunrise Commodities (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Amore Neapolitan Pizzeria (Albuquerque, NM)
Argentine Cheese Co., Inc. (Palm Beach, FL)
Ashley Rymer-Chase (Naugatuck, CT)
Austere (Glendale, CA)
Austere Sales Ops (Wilsonville, OR)
B&C Technologies (Panama City Beach, FL)
Bahlsen North America (East Hanover, NJ)
Barker's Bowtique (Syracuse, NY)
Basic Ltd (Lakewood, NJ)
Be Jewel Accessories, Inc. (New York, NY)
Beads by Tara, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Bedemco Import/Export (White Plains, NY)
Bivo (Richmond, VT)
BlueConnect Partners (Ashburn, VA)
Bluet (Los Angeles, CA)
Boredwalk (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Bozel North America, LLC (Temperance, MI)
Bueno of California, Inc. (Fullerton, CA)
Building Company Number 7 (Nashville, TN)
C.O. Lynch Enterprises (Roseville, MN)
Camerican International (Paramus, NJ)
Cards 4 Daize (Brewster, WA)
Carpe Per Diem, Inc. (New York, NY)
Carry Gear Solutions, LLC (Seattle, OR)
CAS Iberia, Inc. (Sale Creek, TN)
Catania Oils (Ayer, MA)
Cattivella (Denver, CO)
CCC Powersports, LLC (Valdosta, GA)
Cellars at Jasper Hill, LLC (Greensboro Bend, VT)
CETRA Language Solutions (Ekins Park, PA)
Chesapeake Bay Dog, LLC (Stevensville, MD)
ChicoEco, Inc., DBA ChicoBag Company (Chico, CA)
CHO America (Houston, TX)
Cimino & Co., LLC (Lindenhurst, NY)
Ciranda, Inc (Hudson, WI)
CITIBIN Inc (Brooklyn, NY)
Clark Pillow Co. (Beaumont, TX)
Clip Strip Corp (Hackensdack, NJ)
CM Paula (Mason, OH)
Coach Glass (Coburg, OR)
Cocoa Outlet Corp. (Kailua Kona, HI)
Colour Republic (Doral, FL)
Columbia Logistics, Inc. (Valley Stream, NY)
Conaprole USA (Palm Beach, FL)
Conca Doro Importers, LLC (Totowa, NJ)
Concannon Lumber Co. (Portland, OR)
Continental Flowers (Doral, FL)
COR Surf, LLC (Huntington Beach, CA)
Costume Culture by Franco, LLC (Glendale, NY)
Couplet Care, Inc. (Greenville, NC)
CPNA International, Ltd. (East Norwich, NY)
CPT USA LLC, dba Cockpit USA (New York, NY)
Cribs for Kids, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Crown Gold, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Crown Prince, Inc. (City of Industry, CA)
Crystal Temptations (North Arlington, NJ)
Dakota Decoy Company (Vermillion, SD)
DC Cargo Mall (Wall Township, NJ)
De Matteis Food Corporation (East Rutherford, NJ)
Dead End Threads (Ann Arbor, MI)
Degree 33 (Carlsbad, CA)
Degree 33 Surfboards (Carlsbad, CA)
Delizia Speciality Foods (Barre Town, VT)
DEMDACO (Leawood, KS)
Designed Interiors LLC dba Lily Koo, LLC (Jamestown, NC)
Designer Dust Co. (Henderson, NV)
Digitalprints USA Corp. (Linden, NJ)
Dog Days (St Paul, MN)
Dosie Dough (Lititz, PA)
Downeast Trading Co., Inc. (Middlebury, VT)
Dragon Glassware (Granite Bay, CA)
DSG Outerwear (Madison, WI)
Dust Solutions, Inc. (Beaufort, SC)
dZi, Inc. (Easthampton, MA)
Eagle Creek (Steamboat Springs, CO)
East Ramp Wood-fired Pizza (Fairbanks, AK)
Edioni, LLC (Middletown, CT)
Elite Spice, Inc. (Jessup, MD)
Ema International Food (Clifton, NJ)
Emilio’s Wood Fire Pizza (Nutley, Nj)
Engineered Components, Co. (Elgin, IL)
Engineered Products and Innovations (Clinton Township, MI)
Eppco Enterprises Inc (South Euclid, OH)
Ergonomic Solutions, Inc. dba Gonomix (Volo, IL)
Eucatex of North America, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA)
Everlast Sports Manufacturing (Miami Beach, FL)
Evoo Factory USA, LLC (Wilmington, DE)
Evro Aluminum Design Corp. (Brooklyn, NY)
eZdia (Novato, CA)
FABA Collection (Port Hueneme, CA)
Fabdog, Inc. (Lodi, NJ)
Falcon Farms, Inc. (Miami, FL)
Fantasia Accessories, Ltd. (New York, NY)
Fast-Pak Trading, Inc. (Secaucus, NJ)
FAZ Marketing, LLC (Austin, TX)
Festive Gal (Englewood, CO)
FFF Associates, Inc. (Stamford, CT)
Finger Hill (Cortlandt Manor, NY)
Flat River Group (Belding, MI)
Flipo Group, Ltd. (LaSalle, IL)
Florisol & Co. (Miami, FL)
Flute Reed Ovens (Hovland, MN)
Food Import Group (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Foreign Parts Distributors (Miami, FL)
Forgotten Freshness Classic Gaming (Mechanicville, NY)
Foster Electroc (U.S.A.), Inc. (El Paso, TX)
Founders Club (Colorado Springs, CO)
Frameport America, LLC (Fort Mill, SC)
Gardens America, Inc. (Miami, FL)
Gator Waders, LLC (Tyler, TX)
Gellert Global Group (Mountain Lakes, NJ)
Genius Babies (Los Angeles, CA)
GeoCentral (Mason, OH)
George DeLallo Company, Inc. (Mt. Pleasant, PA)
Glacier Games dba PaddleSmash (Alpine, UT)
Global Innovation Forum (Alexandria, VA)
Good Finds Vending, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Grandy Organics (Hiram, ME)
Gus Sclafani Corp (Norwalk, CT)
H&H Group (Riverside, MO)
hand2mind, Inc. (Vernon Hills, IL)
Harkla (Boise, ID)
Harrie Cows, LLC (Alexandria, VA)
Haven Nova Swim, LLC (Smyrna, DE)
Heeluxe, LLC (Goleta, CA)
Henry E. Kloch & Co., Inc. (Burbank, CA)
Hiblow USA, Inc. (Saline, MI)
HieBAR Design (Brooklyn, NY)
Higher Ground Gear (Saline, MI)
HOBO (Annapolis Junction, MD)
Holland Southwest International, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Holstery, Inc. (Moscow, ID)
HOMES Brewery (Ann Arbor, MI)
Houston (Spring, TX)
Hunter Holdings (Charlotte, NC)
Huxley & Kent, LLC (Knoxville, TN)
HYDAWAY (Bend, OR)
Icon Protection (Morrisville, NC)
Identity Pet Nutrition (Windsor, CO)
Inaexpo USA Ltd. Co. (Miami, FL)
Infinitus, Inc. (Louisville, CO)
Innovative Concepts and Design dba Gemini Sound (Perth Amboy, NJ)
Inplac (Charlotte, NC)
Inplac NA (Charlotte, NC)
International Imports (New York, NY)
International Jewelers (Dallas, TX)
InTexStyle, LLC (Whitefish, MT)
It's Food, LLC (Woodridge, NJ)
Ital Food Service, LLC (Hialeah Gardens, FL)
ItalFoods (San Francsico, CA)
J. Scott Catering (Malvern, PA)
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Newburyport, MA)
Jacquart Fabric Products (Ironwood, MI)
Jakmans, LLC (Somerset, NJ)
Jamestown Hospitality (Wilmington, DE)
Jane Diaz/New York, Inc. (New York, NY)
JBH Intertrade, LLC (Garden City, NY)
JCS Tradecom, Inc. (New York, NY)
JF Braun & Sons, Inc./Atalanta Corp (Elizabeth, NJ)
John Serock Catering (West Chester, PA)
Jorday Foods International (Hackensack, NJ)
Joycoast (Chicago, IL)
JRL Imports (Paterson, NJ)
JRS Hospitality (Las Vegas, NV)
JWS Partnerships, LLC (Cave Springs, AR)
Kaleen Rugs, Inc. (Dalton, GA)
Kamali Group Incorporated (Greak Neck, NY)
Kamino Logistics, LLC (Fairview, NJ)
Karl Rankin dba High Tech Connections (Canal Winchester, OH)
Kiefer Jewelers (Lutz, FL)
Kilimanjaro Distillery, LLC (Allentown, PA)
Kilo Brava (Sarasota, FL)
Kiona LLC (Greenville, SC)
Kishek International, Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA)
Kosher Innovations USA LTD (Pemberton, NJ)
Kouboo, LLC (Laguna Beach, CA)
Kroops Brands, LLC (Monroe, NC)
Lakland Guitars, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Lamex Foods (Coral Gables, FL)
Lamon Jewelers (Knoxville, TN)
Latin Gold Co., Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Lay-n-Go, LLC (Alexandria, VA)
LDF Industries/Hygrade Wiper (Brooklyn, NY)
Learning Resources (Vernon Hills, IL)
LilianEmma (Morgan hill, CA)
Linbro, Inc. (San Rafael, CA)
Line in the Sand (McLean, VA)
Little Gems Corp (Monroe, NY)
Loftie (New York, NY)
Lola Products (Hackensack, NJ)
LooptyHoops (Landsale, PA)
Love My Switches (Portland, OR)
Lucky Duck (Baldwin, WI)
Luggage Shop of Lubbock (Lubbock, TX)
Luxe Living Design, LLC (Brooklyn, NY)
Mad Mushroom (West Lafayette, IN)
Mandia Int'l Trading Corp (Utica, NY)
Maniere (Lakewood, NJ)
Manny's Choice, LLC (Oregon City, OR)
Marangoni Tread North America, Inc. (Hendersonville, TN)
Maria Flowers International Inc. (Miami, FL)
Maria's Fine Jewelry (Worcester, MA)
MC Imports, LLC (Medina, MN)
McCorry USA Corp. (Alpharetta, GA)
Mense Corporation (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Merakinetics, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Metal Marketplace International (Philadelphia, PA)
Microfiber Wholesale (Riverside, CA)
Mike's Organic Foods (Boise, ID)
Millenium Clothing (New York, NY)
Mimis Linen, Inc. (Monsey, NY)
MISCO/Minneapolis Speaker Company Inc. (St. Paul, MN)
MKC Customs Brokers (Inglewood, CA)
Mobile Edge (Yorba Linda, CA)
Modes Jewelry (Dallas, TX)
Monti Trentini USA, LLC. (Deerfield, IL)
Multipet International (East Rutherford, NJ)
Mycha (Chicago, IL)
Mycha LA, LLC (Los Angeles, CA)
Mycha, LLC (Lynwood, CA)
National Cortina/Borges National (Montvale, NJ)
Nearshoring Group (Mission Viejo, CA)
Ness Legwear, LLC (New York, NY)
Newport Food, LLC (Clearwater, FL)
notNeutral (Commerce, CA)
Nourison (Saddle Brook, NJ)
Nova Gas Technologies, Inc. (Charleston, SC)
Novita (Monrovia, CA)
o5 Group (New York, NY)
Occidental Int’l Foods (Randolph, NJ)
Odi's Pizzeria (Corpus Christi, TX)
Optima Foods, Inc. (Deer Park, NY)
Orlando Food Sales, Inc. (Glen Rock, NJ)
Orleans Packing Company (Hyde Park, MA)
Oro Elefante, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Outbaking (Berkeley, CA)
Pacific Frame Source, LLC (Woodinville, WA)
Paper Luxe (Fircrest, WA)
Partenope Ristorante (Dallas, TX)
Pashion Footwear (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Passenger Clothing (Portland, OR)
Pastene (Canton, MA)
Peter & Co. Jewelers, Inc. (Avon Lake, OH)
Peterson Cheese (Auburn, WA)
Peterson Cheese Company (Auburn, WA)
Petite Outdoors (Sheridan, WY)
Petunia Rose Event Rentals (Pittsford, NY)
Pirate Pete’s Soda Pop Co. (Northfield, NJ)
Pizzacini Corp. (Miami, FL)
Planetary Design (Bonner, MT)
Plufl Bed, LLC (Austin, TX)
PowerSoul Café (Las Vegas, NV)
Prima Supply, Inc. (Lakewood, NJ)
Princess Awesome (Silver Spring, MD)
Prochimie International, Inc. (West Hartford, CT)
Puerto Rico Deli Provisions (San Juan, PR)
Punchkins, LLC (Glastonbury, CT)
Quality Cheese, Inc. (Matthews, NC)
RainCaper (Wayne, PA)
Rajindia Autoparts Outsourcing (Mount Laurel, NJ)
Red Cat Supplies, Inc. (Hackensack, NJ)
Red River Foods, Inc. (Richmond, VA)
Reel Logix, LLC (Houston, TX)
Ricardo Beverly Hill (Algona, WA)
Rig'Em Right Outdoors (Newport, NC)
Righteous Slice (Rexburg, ID)
Rogers Sporting Goods (Liberty, MO)
Ron-Son Foods, Inc. (Swedesboro, NJ)
Rover Mobility, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Royal Chain Group (New York, NY)
Royal Food Import Corporation (Asheville, NC)
RW Supply + Design (West Plains, MO)
S & G Resources, Inc. (Medfield, MA)
Saachi, Inc. (Roselle, IL)
Sabre Integrated Security Systems (New York, NY)
Salonika Imports (Pittsburgh, PA)
Sarah Wells Bags (Fairfax, VA)
Saturday Box (Seattle, WA)
Savoie (Tahoe City, CA)
Saxon Stone, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Scarecrow Vampire Fangs (Grover Beach, CA)
Schreiber Foods International, Inc. (Mahwah, NJ)
Scottish Gourmet USA, LLC (Greensboro, NC)
Seacrest Foods (Lynn, MA)
Sherpani, LLC (Boulder, CO)
Shopwildthings, Inc. (Lake Havasu City, AZ)
Smiles Fashion Corp (Secaucus, NJ)
Snazmart-Hospitality, LLC (Gold Beach, OR)
Soggy Doggy Productions, LLC (Larchmont, NY)
Sparkl, Inc. (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Sportif USA, Inc. (Sparks, NV)
Sportif| Aventura | Old Ranch Branda (Sparks, NV)
Sprayground (Moret Inc.) (New York, NY)
State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria (Los Altos, CA)
Stone Glidden (King of Prussia, PA)
Stone Installation (Houston, TX)
Stravinos Italian Market (Whitehall, PA)
Sumitomo Electric Wintec America, Inc. (Edmonton, KY)
Sunflex Packagers, Inc. (Cranford, NJ)
Sunnyside (Cambridge, MD)
Sunrise Commodities (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Superior Nut & Candy Co., Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Supply Accessories (New York, NY)
Sustainability Services International (Edmonds, WA)
Taste of Italy (Woodstock, GA)
Taylor's Gold & Stones (Fairbanks, AK)
Tealbee LLC (Spokane, CA)
Temma Hankin (Los Angeles, CA)
Tesoro Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills, CA)
Tesselle (Riverside, CA)
TFNY USA (Lakewood, NJ)
The Butcher Shoppe (Blakeslee, PA)
The Cannon Group, Inc. (Westerville, OH)
The Conversation (Lawai, HI)
The Corner Slice (Fort Collins, CO)
The Crazy Cork Wine Bar, LLC. (Oviedo, FL)
The Front Porch (Suttons Bay, MI)
The G.S. Haly Company (Redwood City, CA)
The Good Kiind (Detroit, MI)
The Impex Group, Inc. (Tustin, CA)
The Queen's Treasures (Ticonderoga, NY)
Tidewater Sandals (Winston Salem, NC)
Tomoe USA, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Top Trenz, Inc. (Ronkonkoma, NY)
Trade N Pack (Monroe, NY)
Triad Magnetics (Perris, CA)
Triple 8 Distribution (Port Washington, NY)
True Places, Inc. (Wallingford, PA)
U. S. Electrofused Minerals, Inc. (Aliquippa, PA)
Up With Paper (New Haven, CT)
Vampire Robots (Langhorne, PA)
Vera Bradley, Inc. (Roanoke, IN)
Very Special Games (Cordova, TN)
Vinmar Travel Concierge (San Diego, CA)
Violet Linen, Inc. (Middletown, NY)
Vipal Rubber Corporation (Doral, FL)
Vitalia Wood Fired Oven (Cranberry Township, PA)
Water Dog Gear, LLC (Victor, ID)
Werok, LLC (Valley Cottage, NY)
West Coast Bottles (El Dorado Hills, CA)
Wholesale Millwork, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
Wild Rye (Ketchum, ID)
World Confections, Inc. (Maplewood, NJ)
World Finer Foods, LLC (Bloomfield, NJ)
World Mod, Inc. (Plainfield, NJ)
World’s Best, LLC (Fort Lee, NJ)
WorldFinds (Westmont, IL)
Xena International (Saint Charles, IL)
Xpres, LLC (Winston Salem, NC)
Yukon Pizza (Las Vegas, NV)
Zen Distributors Group (Miami, FL)
Zeneli, LLC (New Haven, CT)
Zenimal (Manhattan Beach, CA)
ZippyPaws (Chino, CA)
Zuercher & Co., Inc. (Niles, IL)