US EditionU.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty
- The White House released a list of exempted products from new tariffs, including PET resin used for plastic bottles, but the reasons for exemptions are unclear.
- Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler, benefited from the exemption, potentially due to lobbying efforts, but it's uncertain if lobbying influenced the decision.
- Concerns arose as the tariff exemption process has been opaque, leading critics to worry about politically connected firms gaining advantages.
- Senator Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism about Trump's tariffs, stating they have historically not benefited Kentuckians, calling the strategy 'bad policy'.
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Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • West Virginia Watch
Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Courtesy of Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there tha…
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Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • Nevada Current
Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Courtesy of Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there tha…
Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • Kansas Reflector
Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there that police off…
Politically connected firms benefit from Trump tariff exemptions
This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. After President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs earlier this month, the White House released a list of more than a thousand products that would be exempted. One item that made the list is polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET resin, the […] The post Politically connected firms benefit from Trump tariff exemptions app…
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