On the anniversary of the “Liberation Day” tariffs, Wisconsinites continue to suffer under the weight of rising prices on everything from groceries to medicine.
In the year since the sweeping tariffs were announced, American families have paid more than $1,700 in higher costs, and businesses have seen operating costs rise, profit margins shrink, and scrambled to stay afloat amidst the chaos and catastrophe caused by Republicans.
As Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil continue to support cost-raising policies hurting Wisconsin families and farmers instead of working to lower costs, this broken promise will cost them their jobs.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“After running on an empty promise to lower costs, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil’s support for reckless tariffs has turned their central 2024 promise into their biggest 2026 liability.”
Reminder of what Wisconsin farmers and families are facing thanks to Van Orden and Steil’s reckless, cost-spiking tariffs:
- Spectrum News: Soybean farmers uncertain about future, tariff policy
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Farm bankruptcies tick up in Wisconsin, US
- Channel 3000: Wisconsin farmers struggle to sell soybean crops under Trump tariffs
- News 8000: Wisconsin Farmers Union calls for new farm bill amid concerns over delays
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Record crop yields won’t lead to financial security for Wisconsin farmers this year. Here’s why
- PBS Wisconsin: Tariffs, trade war and woes for Wisconsin’s soybean farmers
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin farmers grapple with recent tariffs from the Trump administration
- The Nation: How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin’s successful cranberry industry won’t be immune from Trump’ tariffs, growers say
- Spectrum News: Wisconsin entrepreneur says tariffs are hurting his small business
