SMACNA Supports Senate Resolution to Halt Canadian Tariffs

S.J. Res 37, introduced with bipartisan support by Senators Tim Kaine and Rand Paul to halt the national emergency that was declared to justify tariffs on imports from Canada.

SMACNA is urging Senators to support S.J. Res. 37 and terminate the Trump Administration’s tariffs targeting goods from Canada. SMACNA is strongly supporting S.J. Res. 37, which was introduced with bipartisan support by Senators Tim Kaine(D-VA) and Rand Paul(R-KY) to end the national emergency that was declared to justify tariffs on imports from Canada under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

In SMACNA’s letter and lobbying messaging supporting the resolution, Stan Kolbe, SMACNA’s Executive Director of Government and Political Affairs states, “Canada has long been our closest and most important trading partner. Tariff penalties aimed at Canada for non-trade objectives have already caused harsh and unnecessary economic pain for US workers and harm to our nation’s construction and related metal fabricating as well as HVAC equipment manufacturing businesses. In fact, it will punish businesses, labor and economies on both sides of the border, and in direct contravention of the provisions featured in the existing USMCA.”

Kolbe continued, stating: “Tariffs restricting our access to vitally necessary supplies, or tariff-driven mandates increasing their cost will quickly place construction firms into tenuous and unprofitable economic positions. Industry firms and our members currently work on large, mega projects where supply chain shortages for materials most often are sourced from Canada and a more expansive number of locations and vendors. While we are outspoken supporters of “Buy American” public and private contract provisions, we often must purchase USMCA-compliant Canadian metals and equipment to meet already highly challenging budgetary and project guidelines”

Click here to read SMACNA's letter on the resolution.

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