[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2961-H2962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   LOWERING COSTS FOR ALL VIRGINIANS

  (Mr. SUBRAMANYAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, meet Tariff Bear. He is cute, soft, and 
cuddly. He is only triple the cost of a normal bear like him. He is 
here to show us how this administration's tariffs are raising costs on 
families' favorite toys, clothes, and shoes because toys like him are 
becoming unaffordable to families.
  I recently got a letter from a concerned young Scout who is worried 
that the administration's tariffs will drive up the cost of Legos, one 
of his favorite toys. As a dad, this hits home for me. My girls are 
Lego and Disney Princess fans. I have watched the movie about ten 
times.
  From Transformers to Lincoln Logs to Barbies, this administration is 
raising prices in our toys aisles with these tariffs. We keep hearing 
that this President is ushering in a golden age. I

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think raising costs on families buying gifts, clothes, or shoes for 
their children does not sound very golden to me,
  To the young constituent who wrote to me, I will fight to lower costs 
for all Virginians and all Americans and to keep Tariff Bear where he 
belongs, which is in hibernation.

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