Monday in a statement, Gov. Kay Ivey appeared to break with the Trump administration on auto tariffs and warned specific tariffs could threaten companies that employ thousands of people in Alabama.
According to Ivey’s statement, even before the announcement of the Mazda-Toyota plant, “more than 57,000 Alabamians” were employed by the state’s auto manufacturing sector.
She touted the state’s $21.7 billion in exports and said $10.9 billion of those exports came from auto manufacturing. However, tariffs could jeopardize that portion of the state’s economy.
“Import tariffs, and any retaliatory tariffs on American made goods, will harm Alabama, the companies that have invested billions of dollars in our state, and the thousands of households which are dependent upon those companies for a good-paying job,” Ivey said in the statement. “I strongly oppose any efforts that may harm those companies that employ thousands of Alabamians and contribute billions to our economy. I am committed to protecting Alabama jobs and consumers, the world over, who are proud to purchase products made in Alabama.”
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and is the editor of Breitbart TV.
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