By: Ethan Kramer
MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar met with small business owners Monday at Swing Barrel Brewing to discuss how tariffs are affecting Minnesota’s economy during a press event.
“What’s happening right now with the tariffs is really concerning for our small businesses,” said Klobuchar.
At the brewery, Klobuchar heard directly from business owners like Sean Syverson, who said the unpredictability of tariff policies makes it difficult to plan for the future.
“What we need in order to survive as a small business is stability and a little predictability. When we don’t have those things it makes it a lot harder for us to make good solid business decisions,” Syverson said.
The senator said it’s not just Democrats raising red flags about tariffs. She’s hearing the same worries from Republicans, especially about losing overseas markets.
“What is making them concerned is that these markets are drying up overseas. You see countries like Canada have no choice but to make trade agreements with other countries and that is a huge long term problem for the U-S,” Klobuchar said.
That bipartisan concern has led Klobuchar to co-sponsor a bill that would end the emergency declaration, eliminating tariffs on imports from Canada, Minnesota’s top trading partner.
