Trump’s Cost-Spiking Tariffs Have Cost New Yorkers $15 Billion. Mike Lawler Voted for them Eight Times.

According to a new report, the Lawler-backed tariffs have forced working families in the Empire State to fork over an extra $15 billion in higher costs, the sixth-highest in the country.

That hefty price tag is hitting the Hudson Valley hard. Small businesses are barely staying afloat, struggling through employment declines and falling revenues. At the same time, Hudson Valley residents are already being forced to pay more for everything from groceries to gas.

And Mike Lawler has backed Trump’s cost-spiking agenda at every turn, voting EIGHT separate times to protect his tariffs and even doubling down as his own constituents struggle: claiming that they are “effective” and will help “reduce overall costs.”

DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
“Mike Lawler has repeatedly greenlit Donald Trump’s cost-spiking tariffs, even as rising prices crush his own constituents. New Yorkers can’t afford MAGA Lapdog Lawler, and they will send Cait Conley to Congress to finally get prices down and put the Hudson Valley first.”

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Lohud: How much are Trump’s tariffs costing New York? See the estimate

• New York is among the states facing the highest estimated costs from tariffs imposed through presidential executive action since January 2025, according to a recent report from the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
• New York ranked sixth as the report evaluated all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico based on tariffs imposed through presidential action, separate from regular statutory tariffs.
• The types of goods subject to executive tariffs have varied during President Donald Trump’s second term. Some tariffs imposed earlier in his term were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in February. More recently, the administration imposed 50% tariffs on selected Canadian imports after trade negotiations with Canada broke down over the summer.
• New York has the sixth-highest estimated cost from executive tariffs, at $15 billion, according to the report.
• The report estimates that $924 million of New York’s tariff costs were associated with raw materials, parts and equipment purchased by state manufacturers. Clothing and footwear represented the largest individual category, at an estimated $2 billion.