She must be concerned
Approximately $170 million in Maine goods would be subject to Canada’s announced tariffs, with roughly 62 percent coming from the forest products sector. These tariffs would threaten Maine jobs and businesses while raising costs for families across our state.
Today, I wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Administration to resume negotiations with Canada.
I appreciate that the Canadian government removed seafood and fish products, including lobster, from its proposed retaliatory tariff list, avoiding more than $200 million in potential tariffs on Maine’s lobster industry.
For Mainers, commerce with Canada is a regular occurrence, as Maine borders only one state but shares a 611-mile border with Canada. The United States and Canada must come back to the negotiating table and reach a fair agreement to prevent these damaging tariffs from taking effect and protect Maine workers, employers, and communities from unnecessary economic harm.