We Pay the Tariffs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 22, 2026 — We Pay the Tariffs today released its Small Business Survey Report, a nationwide look at how presidential tariffs have reshaped the finances, workforces, and futures of American small businesses. The report draws on responses from 241 businesses across 40 states and the District of Columbia, and it documents a countrywide scramble to survive costs that arrived with little warning and even less time to adapt. The findings show that the damage from the range...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Following the Administration’s announcement of new Section 301 tariffs of up to 12.5% on nearly all major trading partners, Dan Anthony, Executive Director of We Pay the Tariffs, a grassroots coalition of 1,200 small businesses, released the following statement: “One simple fact shows the real motivation behind so-called 'forced labor' tariffs: the covered countries account for 99% of U.S. imports by value, but less than half of the countries in the Department of Labor’s List...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 16, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. Following the Administration’s announcement of new Section 301 tariffs of 25% on imports from Brazil, Dan Anthony, Executive Director of We Pay the Tariffs, a grassroots coalition of nearly 1,200 small businesses, released the following statement: “American small businesses have borne the brunt of every recent tariff action, and these new tariffs on imports from Brazil will be no different. These tariffs are a blunt...