Over the last few weeks, several smaller Alabama newspapers have cried foul over President Donald Trump’s tariff on Canadian newsprint, which will significantly raise their costs.

According to Jackson County Sentinel editor Brandon Cox, newsprint, which is sold in increments of tons, will increase from $600 per ton to nearly $800 per ton, and that could cost his newspaper’s business $100,000 annually.

Recently, Reps. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) petitioned the Trump administration to reconsider the tariff.

In an April 6 letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross obtained by Yellowhammer News from Byrne’s office, the two Alabama Republicans explained the importance of small- and medium-sized newspapers, which they said were the “heart and soul” of small-town America.

Byrne and Palmer urged Ross to take into consideration the impact of this tariff, warning it could result in papers laying off employees or even shutting down.

See a copy of the letter below:

@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and is the editor of Breitbart TV.