Democrats Warn Lutnick About Price Increase From Tariffs on Child Care Products
Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging him and President Donald Trump to exempt child care products from tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. The tariffs will raise prices on "car seats, highchairs, strollers, and cribs" and "exacerbate the cost of caring for babies and toddlers," the lawmakers said.
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The letter -- led by Reps. Kelly Morrison, D-Minn., Sarah McBride, D-Del., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and signed by 42 other members of Congress -- states that all 50 states require the use of a car seat for an infant. and insists that "Families should not have to pay more to comply with the laws that help keep their babies and toddlers safe," the letter said.
The lawmakers noted that some such goods were exempt from Section 301 tariffs in 2018 during the first Trump administration. They added that "we hope that the Administration will take to heart its promise to lower costs for American families by taking similar action to exempt these products from its blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China and invest in American-made baby safety products."