Schumer: Tariff War Is Hurting Southern Tier Businesses, Economy, And Jobs
Over 17,000 Jobs Across The Southern Tier – Including 5,100 In Chemung, Steuben & Schuyler Counties – Work In Industries Directly Impacted By Trump’s Tariffs, With Thousands More In Adjacent Fields, Like Tourism, That Are Seeing Huge Drops As Canadians Cancel Trips To Upstate NY
HAPPENING TOMORROW AT 2:45 PM – Standing at Ward Apparatus in Horseheads, NY, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer will say how Chemung County is on the frontlines of the tariff war and break down the rising prices local small businesses and manufacturers are experiencing as a direct tariffs that are hurting Main Streets, the economy and families across the Southern Tier.
Ward Apparatus makes custom fire vehicles and relies on aluminum and billet from Canada, but due to the administration’s tariffs, customers including volunteer and professional fire departments could see massive increase in the cost of a vehicle. Schumer will explain looming tariffs are creating unpredictability, which is bad for Southern Tier businesses. Schumer will be joined by other leaders who will say how they are being negatively impacted and will share data on how New York families can see costs increase of nearly $5,000 more a year.
Schumer will be joined by business leaders from across Chemung County including: Scott Beecher, CEO and Owner of Ward Apparatus; Todd Kosalek of Rimco Plastics Corporation; Charlie Burke of Swift Glass; Andrew Mallow, Fire Chief of the Elmira Fire Department, and other local leaders.
