READ: We Pay the Tariffs Coalition Members on Tariff Whiplash & Uncertainty

Small businesses that have joined the We Pay the Tariffs effort are continuing to speak out on the impacts tariffs have had on their businesses and the importance of refunds for their company survival.

See two stories below:

Julie Robbins, CEO of EarthQuaker Devices, an Ohio-based maker of boutique guitar pedals, spoke with Chief Executive. She said:

"If we receive refunds, and I believe we will, the money won’t feel like a windfall. It will mostly go toward paying down the line of credit we’ve had to rely on to cover the increased costs caused by the tariffs. Like many small businesses, we’ve had to finance those additional costs to keep operating. A refund would help us recover from the damage rather than accelerate growth.'"

Read the full story here.

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Dan Digre, owner of St. Paul-based MISCO Speakers, spoke with Minnesota Public Radio. He said:

"'The IEEPA tariffs, of course, impacted goods coming from everywhere. And that's a real problem for a US manufacturer of goods that relies on a global supply chain. So I was glad that the Supreme Court struck that down. And so now we're in the process of understanding what that means and what do we need to do about it in order to claim the refunds.'"

Listen to the full story here.