Kansas legislators refuse to ask Trump to avoid trade tariffs harmful to state's economy
TOPEKA — An interim committee of the Kansas Legislature rejected Monday a recommendation that President-elect Donald Trump and the state’s congressional delegation avoid a tariff war detrimental to the Kansas economy.
The Republican-led committee of state House and Senate members assigned to dig into Kansas’ role in U.S. exports gathered testimony from economic development experts about the importance of international trade. In 2023, Kansas exported $14 billion in goods and services.
Trump pledged during his successful campaign for president that he would champion implementation of huge tariffs on imported goods to the United States. He said it would create U.S. jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices, fund government child care and promote global peace. His plan featured a 60% tariff on products from China, with a 20% tariff on other U.S. imports.
“I hope this doesn’t come across as partisan,” said Rep. Rui Xu, a Democrat from Westwood. “Bad policy is bad policy. For a committee on foreign trade, I think we should probably address the single biggest thing that could impact Kansas foreign trade over the next four years.”
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/11/18/kansas-legislators-refuse-to-ask-trump-to-avoid-trade-tariffs-harmful-to-states-economy/
= new reply since forum marked as read
