CONG. BABIN: U.S. Jobs Increase Surges as Trump Pushes Reciprocal TariffS

This isn’t just about tariffs – It’s about restoring Strength, Fairness & Sovereignty

By Cong. Brian Babin

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, President Trump took action to end decades of lopsided trade policies by signing the Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order – a major step toward restoring economic fairness and American strength. For too long, foreign nations have taken advantage of weak U.S. trade agreements – offshoring our jobs, crippling supply chains, and eroding the backbone of the American middle class. That ends now.

By declaring foreign trade abuses a national emergency, President Trump is putting an end to the exploitation. His executive order imposes new tariffs to reassert U.S. economic independence and defend American jobs:
 

• A 10% baseline tariff took effect April 5th, 2025, on all foreign imports.
• Higher, targeted tariffs will follow on April 9th for countries with the largest trade deficits with the U.S.
• Tariffs will remain until we secure fair, reciprocal trade agreements.
• Essential goods – like pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, energy, and critical minerals – will be exempt.

This isn’t just about tariffs. It’s about restoring strength, fairness, and sovereignty. Using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, President Trump is standing up to decades of one-sided deals that gutted our industrial core. His actions will:
 

• Rebuild critical manufacturing in autos, defense, tech, and more
• Shrink our $1.2 trillion trade deficit
• Counter unfair trade practices by China, India, the EU, and others
• Protect U.S. businesses from counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft

It’s time our trading partners played by the same rules. This is how we rebuild American industry, secure our supply chains, and put American workers first – where they belong.
 
Red-Hot Jobs Report

March’s jobs report blew expectations out of the water – adding a strong 228,000 jobs, nearly double the pace of January and February. The private sector is surging, while President Trump continues to dismantle the bloated bureaucracy of the Biden era.

Highlights:
 

• Private payrolls grew by 209,000 – well above the pre-election average of 124,000.
• Wages are up nearly 4% over the past year as everyday Americans take home bigger paychecks.
• Construction jobs are rising, even amid the President’s tough border crackdown – proving critics wrong about labor shortages.
• Federal government employment dropped by 4,000, while remote work among federal employees has fallen over 16 points.
  • We’re getting federal workers back to the office – and back to serving the American people.

This is more than a strong report. It’s a signal that America is getting back to work and President Trump is rebuilding our economy from the ground up.
 
House Republicans are united behind President Trump as he delivers a fairer trade system and real results for the American people.

We’re doing the hard work to make America wealthy, secure, and strong once more.
 

Chairman Brian Babin represents the people of Texas’ 36th Congressional District in Congress, where he serves as Chairman of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee – a committee he has served on since joining Congress. Before seeking public office, Cong. Babin served as an airborne artilleryman in the U.S. Army Reserve and the Texas Army National Guard.