OLYMPIA – Governor Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on the imposition of significant new tariffs:
“The arbitrary tariffs imposed this week by the federal government are a direct threat to affordability and prosperity for families, communities, and businesses across Washington state.
“The evidence of the economic hardship this will create for our country and our state – among the most trade-dependent in the nation – is plain to see, whether by stock markets in free fall, a “high risk” of recession as a result of tariffs, rising prices for consumers, and new layoffs in the auto industry…