2026年10月23日 美国东部时间下午5:55 / CBS新闻
特朗普总统于周五宣布，下调缅因州农业行业广泛使用的部分加拿大商品的关税，这一举措赢得了共和党籍参议员苏珊·柯林斯的好评，而这位参议员正面临着在新英格兰州的一场艰难连任选举。
根据白宫的一份公告，此前需缴纳50%关税的商品包括波纹纸箱、板条箱、塑料袋、包装机械、制冷设备以及海藻；但作为交换，数类新的加拿大商品将被征收50%关税，包括洗发水、乙烯基地板、棺材、地毯以及窗式空调。
柯林斯在一份声明中表示，这些关税豁免将保护缅因州的农民，包括依赖“加拿大专用收割箱”的野生蓝莓种植户，以及在收获季节使用加拿大产品的苹果和土豆种植户。
这位正在蓝营倾向州寻求第六个任期的参议员称，她曾向特朗普政府的高级官员请求“为这些重要产品减免关税”。
“这些生产者是我们州经济的重要组成部分，支撑着我们的农村和沿海社区，”柯林斯表示。“我们的许多农民和种植户依赖从加拿大进口的专用设备、包装材料和其他产品，这些产品要么在美国供应商处无法获得，要么更换会产生巨额成本。”
民主党人批评这些关税豁免，称其带有政治动机。
“在攻击加拿大、损害美国民众利益之后，我想不出有比这更绝望的、贸易政策失败的证明——在选举前11天临时降低特定产品的关税，以讨好政治盟友，”众议院筹款委员会资深民主党人、马萨诸塞州众议员理查德·尼尔表示。“这一把戏进一步证明，特朗普的贸易战略没有任何合理依据，完全是赤裸裸的政治操弄和人为制造的混乱。”
这些产品此前属于特朗普在8月底对加拿大价值数十亿美元的进口商品征收50%关税的范畴，当时两国特使未能达成贸易协议。加拿大随后对部分美国商品征收高额关税作为报复。
特朗普称，对加拿大征收关税是必要的，以解决他所认为的加拿大的不公平贸易行为。但与美国主要贸易伙伴之一爆发贸易战——包括对加拿大商品征收高额关税——的前景，在这个以生活成本问题为主的选举年里，遭到了一些共和党人的反对。
柯林斯曾批评这场贸易战，但强调她一直推动获取关税豁免以帮助与加拿大接壤、经济上相互交织的缅因州。
“加拿大不是中国。它是我们的邻国、朋友、最亲密的盟友和最大的贸易伙伴，”本月早些时候在与民主党对手特洛伊·杰克逊的辩论中，柯林斯如是说，并补充称她“也一直在幕后努力”。
柯林斯此前曾争取到道路盐和纸浆的关税豁免。
但民主党人认为，这位资深参议员在推动特朗普全面取消关税方面做得不够。10月初的一场辩论中，杰克逊表示：“其他商品怎么办？总不能只靠道路盐生活吧。”
Trump lifts 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods in boon to Maine Sen. Susan Collins
October 23, 2026 / 5:55 PM EDT / CBS News
President Trump on Friday slashed tariffs on a handful of Canadian products that are used widely by Maine’s agricultural industry, a move cheered by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is facing a tough reelection battle in the New England state.
The items that are no longer subject to 50% tariffs include corrugated boxes, crates, plastic sacks, packing machinery, refrigeration equipment and seaweed, according to a White House proclamation. Several new categories of Canadian products were slapped with 50% duties in exchange, including shampoo, vinyl flooring, coffins, carpets and window-unit air conditioners.
In a statement, Collins said the carveouts will protect Maine farmers, including wild blueberry producers who rely on “specialized harvesting boxes from Canada,” and apple and potato farmers who also use Canadian products during the harvest.
The senator, who is seeking a sixth term in a blue-leaning state, said she asked top Trump administration officials for “tariff relief for these important products.”
“These producers are a vital part of our state’s economy and support our rural and coastal communities,” Collins said. “Many of our farmers and growers rely on specialized equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada that are either unavailable from American suppliers or cannot be replaced without incurring significant expense.”
Democrats have criticized the tariff exemptions and called them politically motivated.
“After attacking Canada and crushing the American people, I can’t think of a more desperate admission of failed trade policy than temporarily lowering tariffs on select products to favor a political ally 11 days before an election,” said Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee. “This stunt only proves further that Trump’s trade strategy is not grounded in anything legitimate, but rather in naked politicization and manufactured chaos.”
The products were previously included in the billions in Canadian imports that Mr. Trump hit with 50% tariffs in late August after envoys from the two countries failed to strike a trade deal. Canada retaliated with steep tariffs on some U.S. goods.
Mr. Trump has argued the tariffs on Canada are necessary in order to resolve what he views as unfair trade practices by Canada. But the prospect of a trade war with one of the U.S.’s top trading partners — including steep duties on Canadian goods — has drawn pushback from some Republicans in an election year dominated by cost-of-living concerns.
Collins has criticized the trade war — but emphasized that she has pushed for exemptions to help Maine, which borders Canada and is economically intertwined with the country.
“Canada is not China. It is our neighbor, our friend, our closest ally and our biggest trading partner,” Collins said during a debate with Democratic opponent Troy Jackson earlier this month, adding that she has “also been working behind the scenes.”
Collins pointed to previous tariff exemptions for road salt and pulp.
But Democrats have argued that the powerful senator hasn’t done enough to press Mr. Trump to lift the tariffs entirely. During an early October debate, Jackson said: “What about everything else? I mean, we can’t eat road salt.”
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