Federal lobbying tied to tariffs shows that the levies benefit K Street lobbyists, not Main Street businesses and regular voters, a conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence said.
Advancing American Freedom Foundation plans to circulate on Capitol Hill a new memo, shared first with Bloomberg Government, making the case that new tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump have led to a spike in influence spending, while hurting other small businesses and consumers.
“President Trump’s evolving tariff policies are a boon for lobbying revenues; ordinary families and businesses pay the price,” the memo from AAFF says. “While big ...