Governor Josh Shapiro
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They're our largest trading partner. You know what has stopped right now? Trading. They don't want to send their products here. And our farmers and growers and people who rely on this opportunity to trade with Canada are just being stifled. They're not going to expand their facilities. They're not going to hire more people.
They're stagmired right now in a situation where they don't know what's going to happen because of the instability. I wish I could give you a better answer. I've got statistics that'll just blow your socks off in terms of how many people's jobs will be lost in one state alone because of these painful tariffs, these taxes. But most importantly to me, what it's doing to the average family.
They're stagmired right now in a situation where they don't know what's going to happen because of the instability. I wish I could give you a better answer. I've got statistics that'll just blow your socks off in terms of how many people's jobs will be lost in one state alone because of these painful tariffs, these taxes. But most importantly to me, what it's doing to the average family.
They're stagmired right now in a situation where they don't know what's going to happen because of the instability. I wish I could give you a better answer. I've got statistics that'll just blow your socks off in terms of how many people's jobs will be lost in one state alone because of these painful tariffs, these taxes. But most importantly to me, what it's doing to the average family.
And when their grocery bills are going to go up, despite Donald Trump's campaign promise over and over and over, that on day one prices would go down and instead they've gone up exponentially. I don't know how we can get away with that. So we're suffering. Our people are suffering. Our businesses are suffering. Our tourism industry is going to be flat on its back if we don't change.
And when their grocery bills are going to go up, despite Donald Trump's campaign promise over and over and over, that on day one prices would go down and instead they've gone up exponentially. I don't know how we can get away with that. So we're suffering. Our people are suffering. Our businesses are suffering. Our tourism industry is going to be flat on its back if we don't change.
And when their grocery bills are going to go up, despite Donald Trump's campaign promise over and over and over, that on day one prices would go down and instead they've gone up exponentially. I don't know how we can get away with that. So we're suffering. Our people are suffering. Our businesses are suffering. Our tourism industry is going to be flat on its back if we don't change.
It's because the Canadians who spend a lot of money in our country go to our little restaurants and our hotels and our attractions and go to Buffalo Bills games and go to Sabres games where I'm from. They're not coming because they're so angry at us for going to war with one of our best friends in the world.
It's because the Canadians who spend a lot of money in our country go to our little restaurants and our hotels and our attractions and go to Buffalo Bills games and go to Sabres games where I'm from. They're not coming because they're so angry at us for going to war with one of our best friends in the world.
It's because the Canadians who spend a lot of money in our country go to our little restaurants and our hotels and our attractions and go to Buffalo Bills games and go to Sabres games where I'm from. They're not coming because they're so angry at us for going to war with one of our best friends in the world.
So it's not just the tariffs, the talk of tariffs, it's also the relationships that are forever severed, at least at this point. We have to start rebuilding trust. And so here's the answer. We have to mobilize. And people like yourself do not think you are alone. There are people all over America who want to stand together. And you know where you go to?
So it's not just the tariffs, the talk of tariffs, it's also the relationships that are forever severed, at least at this point. We have to start rebuilding trust. And so here's the answer. We have to mobilize. And people like yourself do not think you are alone. There are people all over America who want to stand together. And you know where you go to?
So it's not just the tariffs, the talk of tariffs, it's also the relationships that are forever severed, at least at this point. We have to start rebuilding trust. And so here's the answer. We have to mobilize. And people like yourself do not think you are alone. There are people all over America who want to stand together. And you know where you go to?
I guarantee you have a lot of Republican congressional offices in your state, right? Guarantee it. I do as well. We have seven in New York. Go to their offices. Don't make it easy on them to stand blindly with Donald Trump and not feel the consequences of it. They must know what they've supported in Donald Trump's policies, that they're hurting the people who put them in office.
I guarantee you have a lot of Republican congressional offices in your state, right? Guarantee it. I do as well. We have seven in New York. Go to their offices. Don't make it easy on them to stand blindly with Donald Trump and not feel the consequences of it. They must know what they've supported in Donald Trump's policies, that they're hurting the people who put them in office.
I guarantee you have a lot of Republican congressional offices in your state, right? Guarantee it. I do as well. We have seven in New York. Go to their offices. Don't make it easy on them to stand blindly with Donald Trump and not feel the consequences of it. They must know what they've supported in Donald Trump's policies, that they're hurting the people who put them in office.
I'm a former member of Congress. I served at a time when the Tea Party was just running wild. They used to come and protest my town halls. It was hard, but you know what? I stood there and took it. These people are too chicken because they know they're on the wrong side of history here. But get out there with your friends, start writing letters, start sending the emails,
I'm a former member of Congress. I served at a time when the Tea Party was just running wild. They used to come and protest my town halls. It was hard, but you know what? I stood there and took it. These people are too chicken because they know they're on the wrong side of history here. But get out there with your friends, start writing letters, start sending the emails,
I'm a former member of Congress. I served at a time when the Tea Party was just running wild. They used to come and protest my town halls. It was hard, but you know what? I stood there and took it. These people are too chicken because they know they're on the wrong side of history here. But get out there with your friends, start writing letters, start sending the emails,
filling up their phone banks and just blasting them because when they start feeling enough pressure that they may not get reelected again, that's the power of the people that started way back when our country rebelled against a dictator and rebelled against a king. Donald Trump called himself a king when he shut down something called congestion pricing in New York. Called himself a king.