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| https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2026/09/30/video-amid-trump-trade-war-and-rising-prices-rosen-pushes-back-on-trumps-hostile-actions-against-canada/ | VIDEO: Amid Trump Trade War and Rising Prices, Rosen Pushes Back on Trump’s Hostile Actions Against Canada | 2026-09-30 | 2026 | 2026-09 | Democrat | Senate | NV | Jacky Rosen | R000608 | www.rosen.senate.gov | rosen | https://www.rosen.senate.gov/press-releases | scraper | Senate Republicans Blocked Rosen Resolution Condemning Trump’s Actions Against Canada Watch Senator Rosen’s Full Remarks HERE. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Republicans blocked Senator Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) attempt to pass her resolution denouncing Donald Trump’s hostile actions against Canada that are increasing prices for consumers and harming Nevada’s economy. The resolution calls for the removal of Trump’s new 50 percent cost-raising tariffs on Canadian products and demands that the President stop taking inflammatory actions that needlessly harm the U.S. relationship with Canada. Nevada has already felt the impact of President Trump’s reckless actions, with tourism from Canada to Las Vegas down 17 percent in the last year and tariffs causing prices to skyrocket across the board. Canada is Nevada’s second-largest export market, accounting for $1.6 billion in goods every year. Senator Rosen has been an outspoken critic of Trump’s attacks on Canada and their impact on Nevada. Earlier this month, Senator Rosen released a statement denouncing Trump’s trade war with Canada. She also helped introduce a bill that would repeal Trump’s new 50 percent cost-raising tariffs on Canada. Senator Rosen also met with the Consul General of Canada to discuss the relationship between Nevada and Canada, as well as the importance of Canadian visitors and products to Nevada’s economy. Below are Senator Rosen’s full remarks: Today, I rise to speak up against Donald Trump’s reckless trade war against Canada and the impact it is having on my state of Nevada. Because of Trump’s childish fight with our neighbor, tourism is down, prices are up, and Canada is rethinking its relationship with our country. Let me tell you why this matters for my state. Canada is the number one source of international visitors to Las Vegas. In 2024, nearly 1.5 million Canadians visited Nevada to help boost our tourism economy and the small businesses that depend on it. And Canada is also one of Nevada’s top trading partners. In fact, Nevada exports approximately $1.6 billion worth of goods to Canada. Think about it: $1.6 billion of revenue coming to businesses in my state of Nevada to further contribute to our economy. This is exactly why a good, healthy relationship between Canada and the United States is important for Nevada, Nevada’s economy, Nevada’s families. But Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to harm our relationship with Canada. He’s hurting Nevada families; he’s hurting Nevada businesses along the way. One of the first actions Trump took since returning to the White House was beginning a reckless and erratic trade war that has resulted in higher prices for American businesses. For American families, for all of us. Every single one of us. To date, he has imposed tariffs on many items we buy from Canada, with higher rates on products like building materials, brand-name prescription drugs, alcohol, and paper products. I’ve heard from restaurant owners paying more for paper towels and homebuilders paying more for materials. These costs not only make it impossible for our business owners to plan ahead, but they also get passed on to families. Most recently, Trump utilized a never-before-used trade authority- I want to emphasize this- a never-before-used trade authority to target Canada, applying 50 percent tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods. In retaliation, Canada recently imposed their own tariffs on goods they import from the United States, including from my state of Nevada. Remember the $1.6 billion in Nevada goods we export to Canada? That number will likely be reduced because of these retaliatory tariffs. And just yesterday, Trump’s ban on the import of many Canadian goods has gone into effect, restricting Americans’ freedom, restricting our freedom to buy what we want to buy, and making all of our prices go up. The back-and-forth tariffs are a disaster, but they only tell one side of the story of Trump’s hostilities towards Canada. Trump’s childish attacks on Canada have included threats to annex it as the United States’ “51st state,” and references to the Canadian Prime Minister as “Governor.” He’s tried to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” Trump even canceled trade negotiations because a Canadian television ad hurt his feelings. After a year and a half of this nonsense, where has Trump gotten us? Well, I can tell you where: last year, Canadian tourism to Las Vegas declined by 17 percent. This contributed to an overall decline in tourism that made 2025 the worst non-pandemic year for Las Vegas since we began tracking data. When we see a decline like this, it isn’t just a data point for us. Hospitality employs nearly a third of all the workers in Nevada. So this means fewer guests in our hotel rooms, which leads to fewer shifts for housekeepers. It means fewer visits to our restaurants and less tip money for servers and bartenders, and it trickles down to mean less money in our hospitality workers’ pockets, and when they go home to the neighborhoods they live in, that’s less money they can spend there. It’s not only Nevada that’s feeling this. According to the Canadian government’s own data, total spending by Canadians in the United States declined by over $3 billion And Canadians themselves are pointing to Trump’s hostility as a reason for this decline. They’re still traveling and spending money, Canadians are. They’re just not coming to the United States. This situation was 100% avoidable. None of this had to happen. No one can argue with the facts: tourism is down because of Trump’s trade war with Canada. Less money is being invested in our economy, and our small businesses are struggling to navigate expensive and constantly-changing conditions. That’s why I’m here today to pass a simple resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Trump’s trade war against Canada must end. It must end to get our economy and the relationship with our neighbor back on track. I hope my colleagues can look at the facts and agree. | 1 | 2026-10-01T11:23:28Z | 2026-10-01T11:25:15Z |