国际英语资讯:Tariffs threaten nearly 1.5 mln U.S. jobs: Port of Los Angeles
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 12-- <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 186 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="entitled">entitled</span> "<span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Numbers">Numbers</span>: <span word="Jeopardizing">Jeopardizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Benefits">Benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Busiest">Busiest</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="Complex">Complex</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="examines">examines</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ports">ports</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>," <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Gene">Gene</span> <span word="Seroka">Seroka</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="urban">urban</span>, <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="ports">ports</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Seroka">Seroka</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="Complex">Complex</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="containerized">containerized</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="and">and</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="containerized">containerized</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p>
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