Schumer: Sweeping Tariffs Would Deal $7 Billion 'Gut Punch' to Upstate New York

President Donald Trump has been touting Wednesday as "Liberation Day," when his sweeping tariffs, including reciprocal tariffs, are scheduled to take effect. However, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer says those tariffs would have devastating impacts across upstate New York. During a video conference call on Tuesday with statewide media outlets, including WDOE News, the New York Democrat said the tariffs would result in a roughly $7 billion "gut punch" across the upstate area...

Charles Schumer: would be a gut punch to upstate

Schumer says the tariffs, if enacted, would cost the average upstate family up to an additional $6,500 per year. He adds that upstate families are especially vulnerable because of the area's close proximity to Canada...

Charles Schumer: New York imported over $20 billion in goods from Canada last year

Schumer says the tariffs Trump already enacted in March are already slowing sales and causing tourism from Canada to drop. He says approximately 159,400 upstate New Yorkers work in industries targeted by the looming tariffs, including just over 30,000 in Western New York and about 4,700 in Chautauqua County.