June 2, 2023
The Honorable Mike Gallagher
Chairman
House Select Committee on the CCP
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Raja Krishnamoorthi
Ranking Member
House Select Committee on the CCP
Washington, DC 20515
RE: Impact of Tariffs on American Companies
Dear Chairman Gallagher and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi:
The Americans for Free Trade coalition is a broad alliance of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs. We appreciate the work that the Select Committee on the CCP is undertaking to highlight and address the ongoing economic and national security risks posed by the Chinese Communist Party. We believe it is important to provide Committee members with additional perspective about how the punitive Section 301 tariffs on Chinese products continue to impact U.S. businesses, workers and consumers. We believe this is especially urgent after the Committee’s most recent hearing – Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the Chinese Communist Party's Economic Aggression during which it was suggested that the Section 301 tariffs have been beneficial to the U.S. economy, businesses, and workers and that they should remain in place or even be increased. For the reasons described below, we strongly disagree.