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    Anti-tariff campaign shares stories of tariff pain with lawmakers in letter

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    2019-02-26 13:32:17Xinhua Editor : Jing Yuxin ECNS App Download

    A U.S. anti-tariff campaign on Monday sent a letter to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee along with over 500 stories of how tariffs are hurting Americans ahead of a hearing on U.S.-China trade relations scheduled later this week.

    The stories come from "every corner of the country" and "reinforce that fact that Americans, not foreign countries, are paying the price for tariffs," Tariffs Hurt the Heartland said in a statement.

    The campaign intended to share the stories with committee leaders ahead of the hearing and allow members of Congress to use them to help reiterate the pain tariffs are causing in communities across the country, it said.

    The House Ways and Means Committee announced earlier that it will hold a hearing on U.S.-China trade issues on Wednesday, at which U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is expected to testify.

    "Whether it's a soybean farmer in Louisiana, a worker at a Missouri factory or a start-up tech company, these stories show that tariffs are paid by American companies and workers," the campaign said in the letter addressed to committee leaders.

    "These stories remind us that in many cases the tariffs have done irreparable harm," it said. "Farmers have lost profits they'll never get back, businesses have seen foreign buyers move away from the U.S., and jobs have been eliminated."

    The campaign also urged the two sides to reach an agreement as soon as possible and eliminate all of the tariffs that have been imposed.

    "It's time to reach a deal that takes tariff increases off the table for good, ends the threat of new tariffs, and finally brings an end to the crippling tariffs and retaliation that U.S. businesses, farmers and manufacturers are facing right now," it said.

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