RED OAK — After hearing from Iowans and businesses struggling as a result of COVID-19, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is joining a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to defer all tariffs during the pandemic.
In the letter, Ernst and her colleagues write: "As numerous industries and individual businesses in the United States suffer extreme cash flow problems due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, we urge you to immediately issue a directive to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to defer all tariffs for at least 90 days, or until the crisis passes."
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Ernst has been in constant communication with Iowans from every corner of the state to ensure they are receiving the support they need, and has heard from a number of Iowa businesses about the importance of this tariff relief.