June 13, 2019 President Donald J. Trump the White House 1600
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June 13, 2019 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the undersigned companies below and the millions of workers we employ, we are writing regarding the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China. We agree that our trading partners must abide by global trade rules, and we support the administration’s efforts to address unfair trading practices, including intellectual property violations, forced technology transfer and more. We encourage the administration to negotiate a strong deal with China that addresses longstanding structural issues, improves U.S. global competitiveness and eliminates tariffs. We believe this goal can be achieved without taxing Americans. We remain concerned about the escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs. We know firsthand that the additional tariffs will have a significant, negative and long-term impact on American businesses, farmers, families and the U.S. economy. Broadly applied tariffs are not an effective tool to change China’s unfair trade practices. Tariffs are taxes paid directly by U.S. companies, including those listed below – not China. According to Trade Partnership Worldwide LLC, 25 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion in imports (combined with the impact of already implemented tariffs and retaliation) would result in the loss of more than 2 million U.S. jobs, add more than $2,000 in costs for the average American family of four and reduce the value of U.S. GDP by 1.0 percent. Furthermore, we have seen repeatedly that tariff increases and uncertainty around these trade negotiations have created turmoil in the markets, threatening our historic economic growth. Mr. President, we support your efforts to hold our trading partners accountable, level the playing field for American businesses and forge enforceable trade agreements. We urge your administration to get back to the negotiating table while working with our allies to develop global, enforceable solutions. An escalated trade war is not in the country’s best interest, and both sides will lose. We are counting on you to force a positive resolution that removes the current tariffs, fosters American competitiveness, grows our economy and protects our workers and customers. Sincerely, CC: Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Director Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council Company 3V Sigma USA Inc. 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Rochester, MN Ontario, CA Park City, UT Absolute Outdoor Inc Almo Corporation Any Pet International Sauk Rapids, MN Philadelphia, PA Santa Fe Springs, CA Acadian Crossing Consumer alphabroder Apex Tool Group Products Trevose, PA Sparks, MD San Antonio, TX ALPS Brands Aqua Lung America Accell North America New Haven, MO Vista, CA Kent, WA Amato's Toy and Hobby Aquatic Works Ltd Access Marketing & Events Middletown Northbrook, IL Boulder, CO Middletown, CT Armpocket Enterprises LLC ACI International Amber's Designs Cooper City, FL Los Angeles, CA Katy, TX Artgame Ltd ACIGI RELAXATION American Automation & Henderson, NV Fremont, CA Communications, Inc. Bowie, MD Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Action Wholesale Products, Inc. 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Arlington, VA Forest Park, IL Belwith Products, LLC Candyrific, LLC Grandville, MI Boston America Corp Louisville, KY Woburn, MA Benchmark Scientific Captive Seas Aquariums Sayreville, NJ Brain Games USA LLC Pompano Beach, FL New York, NY Berg's Ski & Snowboard Shop Carfoldio Ltd. Eugene, OR Brand 44 LLC Houston, TX Denver, CO Best in Nature Carlton's Men's Wear, Inc. Pomona, CA Rehoboth Beach, DE Carve Designs Cleva North America Craig Enterprises, Inc Sausalito, CA Greenville, SC Gardena, CA CASAS International Brokerage CleverPet, Inc. Cropsticks Inc. Inc. San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Cloudnine Umbrellas Culture Audio Cascade Designs Brooklyn, NY Chattanooga, TN Seattle, WA Cobra PUMA Golf Dagne Dover Cascade Maverik Lacrosse Carlsbad, CA New York, NY Exeter, NH Code Red Trading LLC Danby Appliances Castlewood Apparel Brooklyn, NY Foxboro, MA New York, NY Columbia Sportswear Company Danby Products Inc. CB Stuffer Portland, OR Findlay, OH Reading, MA Commonwealth Home Fashions David M Mangelsen Inc. Celanese New York, NY Omaha, NE Irving, TX Completely Kentucky Deer Stags Concepts Celebration Fireworks Inc Frankfort, KY New York, NY Slatington, PA Concepts Sport/College Concepts DEMDACO Celestial Buddies, LLC LLC Leawood, KS Guilford, CT Atlanta, GA Descente Celta Chemical, Inc. Connelly Skis, Inc. Layton, UT Granite City, IL Lynnwood, WA Designer Brands Inc Central States Fireworks, Inc. Connextion Columbus, OH Athens, IL Boonton, NJ Diamond Sports Century COR Surf Irvine, CA Oklahoma City, OK Huntington Beach, CA Diono LLC Charkit Chemical Company LLC Costco Wholesale Corporation Seattle, WA Norwalk, CT Issaquah, WA Disguise - Division of Jakks Pacific ChicoBag Company Cotopaxi Poway, CA Chico, CA Salt Lake City, UT Dominion Jewelers Christy Sports Covestro LLC Falls Church, VA Boulder, CO Pittsburgh, PA DOOG Office Cleaveland Ent. LLC Craftiviti, Inc. Carrollton, TX North Kingstown, RI Brooklyn, NY Down Decor Cincinnati, OH Down Inc. ENDURANCE ENTERPRISES Foil Tone Graphics, Inc. dba Grand Rapids, MI INC/ Bliz Eyewear Adlink Promotions Madison, WI Granger, IN DTLR Inc. Hanover, MD ENGIE North America Foot Locker, Inc. Houston, TX New York, NY E & L Pets Madisonville, KY Enterplay, LLC Franco Manufacturing Co. Guilford, CT Metuchen, NJ Easter Unlimited Carle Place, NY Epoch Everlasting Play, LLC Free Country Ltd Parsippany, NJ New York, NY Eastman Kingsport, TN Evenflo Company, Inc. Fulton Consulting and Investment LLC Miamisburg, OH Alpharetta, GA Easton Baseball Thousand Oaks, CA Everlast Sports Manufacturing Fun World Corp Carle Place, NY Easton Diamond Sports New York, NY Thousand Oaks, CA Galaxy Fireworks, Inc. Evonik Corporation Tampa, FL ECCO USA Parsippany, NJ Londonderry, NH Galerie Exma Industries Hebron, KY ECi Stores Lakewood, NJ Leominster, MA Gannon Sales FAF, Inc. Oxford, MA Eddie Bauer LLC Greenville, RI Bellevue, WA Gap Inc. Feld Entertainment, Inc. San Francisco, CA EDP Renewables North America Palmetto, FL Houston, TX Gared Holdings Fellow Robots Noblesville, IN EduTeches International Inc. San Francisco, CA Yorba Linda, CA Garrett Hewitt International Fera Intl. Corp. Fishkill, NY eeBoo Torrance, CA New York, NY Global Policy & Strategy (GPS) Fireworks Productions of Arizona Partners ELK Group aka ELK Lighting Chandler, AZ Bentonville, AR Nesquehoning, PA Fitness Innovation Ventures – Global RFID Systems North Ellie Shoes, Inc Motive Fitness America LLC Orange, CA Bothell, WA Narragansett, RI elope, Inc. Five Below, Inc. GMPC LLC Colorado Springs, CO Philadelphia, PA Petaluma, CA Go! Retail Group Austin, TX Golden Touch Holdings LLC Heart 'n Home Itasca Footwear New York, NY Laurens, IA Roseville, MN Golden Valley Fireworks Hidden In Plain Sight LLC J CREW Clinton, MO Brooklyn, NY Arden, NC Good Juju Ink Hikari Sales USA, Inc. J&M Displays, Inc. San Francisco, CA Hayward, CA Yarmouth, IA Grand Communications HM Smallwares J.L. Childress New York, NY Champlain, NY Orange, CA GRAYL Hobby Express Inc J.Renee Group Seattle, WA Cranberry Twp, PA Carrollton, TX Green Bambino Huisky Trading Co.,Ltd Jackson Kayak Oklahoma