Trump Administration to Release Farm Aid Frozen by Shutdown
Source: msn/WSJ
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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to release more than $3 billion in aid to U.S. farmers that had been frozen as a result of the government shutdown, as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from President Trump’s tariffs.
Trump directed the Agriculture Department to distribute the money from a fund that was used to bail out distressed farmers during Trump’s first term, according to administration officials. Because of furloughs and closed USDA offices, farmers have been unable to access some of the department’s safety-net programs.
Farmers around the country are struggling to make a profit. They are in the midst of harvesting one of the largest corn and soybean crops in history, fueling a glut that is driving down prices. Rising costs for fertilizer and farm equipment are also squeezing their balance sheets. On Thursday, the USDA plans to resume Farm Service Agency core operations, which have been closed for three weeks during the government shutdown.
This will allow farmers to access aid, including some safety-net programs. “President Trump will not let the radical left Democrat shutdown impact critical USDA services while harvest is underway across the country,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote on X. A prolonged government shutdown extending beyond the harvest season without these aid programs could have led to some farmers being unable to make their land rent payments, according to growers.
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Why not "give him time" as many of you MAGat farmers insisted (and fuck everyone else)? Where's the "trillions" of tariff money?
When the GOP is forced to go on the defensive by continually spouting the same old tired childish insults, then they are losing. Soon we'll be hearing more and more "Your Mom" responses.
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