Stefanik-Trump Tariffs Trigger New Price Hikes on Household Staples

From the New York State Democrats, July 31, 2025.

Stefanik’s Support for Trump’s Trade War Will Cost the Average U.S. Household $2,400, Estimates Show

NEW YORK – Elise Stefanik has enabled and cheered on Donald Trump’s trade war, and New Yorkers are – literally – paying the price. Procter & Gamble announced this week it will raise prices on household staples like laundry detergent and toilet paper due to Trump’s tariffs, and food and grocery prices could increase “by several percentage points” due to new tariffs scheduled to go into effect tomorrow.

The Stefanik-Trump trade war has been wreaking havoc on Stefanik’s district, where businesses are struggling and prices are increasing due to sharp declines in tourism and farmers facing higher costs. Latest estimates show that Stefanik’s support for Trump’s trade war will cost the average U.S. household $2,400.

Reuters: “Trump gets tariffs; Americans get price hikes”

CNN: “Procter & Gamble, the maker of several household staples including Tide detergent and Charmin toilet paper, is hiking prices because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.”

The Hill: “President Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs scheduled to go into effect Friday could raise food and grocery prices by several percentage points, according to analyses by two think tanks.”

“The Yale Budget Lab estimated Monday that food prices would rise 3.4 percent in the short-run and stay 2.9 percent higher in the longer term. The Tax Foundation calculated that about 75 percent of the country’s food imports would be impacted by the tariffs in some way, notably liquor, baked goods, coffee, fish and beer.”

Associated Press: “Key US inflation gauge rose last month as Trump's tariffs lifted goods prices”

Reuters: “Adidas may hike prices, warns of US consumer hit from tariffs”

Stefanik has consistently supported Trump’s tariffs and billionaire tax breaks at the expense of the middle class – increasing costs for New Yorkers.

• Stefanik voted to enable Trump’s erratic tariffs and continues to downplay price hikes.

  • WWNY: “Congresswoman Elise Stefanik shows support for President Trump’s tariffs”

  • NCPR: “Tariffs and trade threats against Canada have led Canadians to boycott U.S. goods and travel plans… Stefanik said she supports Trump’s tariff approach…”

  • Times Union: “Republican leadership in the house, including Rep. Elise Stefanik from the North Country, has made clear that they don’t plan to stand in the way of Trump’s tariffs.”

  • A majority of New York voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing on the economy, trade, and inflation.

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• The Stefanik-Trump tariffs are hurting New Yorkers – including businesses – in Stefanik’s North Country district.

  
  

  • New Yorkers are feeling the pain as prices increase and businesses struggle due to sharp declines in tourism.

    • Times Union: “Trump's trade war roils upstate tourism”

      
      

  • Two-thirds of North Country businesses say they have experienced a decrease in Canadian bookings for 2025, and a quarter have reduced staffing levels as a result.

    
    

  • North Country business leaders have been “stunned and confused” by Trump’s erratic trade policy.

    
    

• Stefanik voted earlier this month for Trump’s Big Ugly Bill that “could cause prices to rise and send interest rates higher.”

  
  

  • The budget also adds trillions to the deficit and gifts tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of hardworking New Yorkers.

    
    

  • The tax scam will be “harming low-income Americans, and benefiting the rich the most.”

    
    

  • The Economic Policy Institute’s chief economist says the budget bill “will result in easily the largest one-time upward redistribution of income in U.S. history.”

Concerned? Contact NY-21 Congresswoman Elise Stefanik!