Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy released a new ad featuring Beth, an Army veteran and small business owner in Minnesota who was named the state’s Small Business Person of the Year. In the ad, Beth describes how tariffs, which Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) voted for, have dramatically increased the costs of running her business. The ad is Unrig Economy’s first ad in MN-01 and part of its ongoing eight-figure national campaign.
In the ad, Beth explains that Republicans’ tariff policies caused her freight costs to skyrocket from $5,000 to $160,000 – an increase that puts significant strain on her business and makes it harder to operate and plan for the future.
Beth also highlights that she traveled to Washington, D.C. to share her story directly with Congressman Finstad, but he refused to meet with her.
Small business importers have had to pay $306,000 on average because of the tariffs. And small business owners like Beth are struggling to access the refunds large corporations are already applying for. Those costs come on top of the increased energy prices caused by the war in Iran that Congressman Finstad also voted to support.
You can watch the new ad here.
Ad transcript:
I served my country. And then I built my company.
I was even named Small Business Person of the year for Minnesota.
But 9 days after that, the tariffs pulled the rug out from under us.
My $5,000 freight bill jumped to $160,000.
And my Congressman Brad Finstad voted to support these tariffs, while giving tax breaks to billionaires.
I flew to Washington to tell Finstad how it’s hurting my business face-to-face.
But he wouldn’t see me.
So Brad, I’ll tell you here.
Stop supporting tariffs.
To learn more about the campaign, visit UnrigOurEconomy.com or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com
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About Unrig Our Economy
Unrig Our Economy is a national campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for working people. We know that when the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding corporations, their wealthy executives, and the politicians who enable them accountable.