"“Free and fair trade has to prevail, or the American manufacturer will be gone, and these jobs will leave,” Davis says. “And they are jobs that really promote a healthy middle class.”"
"Davis has repeatedly and successfully asked the U.S. government to impose more tariffs on quartz. These taxes are essentially increasing costs for many of Cambria's competitors and other businesses, who rely more on imported materials and who say they have no choice but to pass these higher prices along to homeowners and consumers."
"“I don't believe that our customers will absorb the full cost so I could potentially see loss of jobs overall,” says Kyle Keck, general manager for Marble Uniques, an Indiana small business that cuts imported quartz slabs and other"
Marty Davis, a Minnesota business leader who runs Cambria, manufactures quartz countertops and employs about 1,800 people. He presents himself as a Main Street manufacturer focused on American jobs and “free and fair trade.” Davis has sought U.S. tariffs on quartz, arguing that without them American manufacturing and middle-class jobs will disappear. Competitors dispute this impact, saying Davis’s tariff requests increase costs for businesses that rely on imported materials. They contend they must pass higher prices to homeowners and consumers, which can reduce demand and lead to job losses. Some small businesses report preparing for deeper cuts as costs rise.
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