WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 18 of her colleagues are asking U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer for information on how the Administration’s tariff taxes will impact farmers across the nation.
“We write with great concern about the impact of the Administration’s reckless tariff agenda on our nation’s farmers,” wrote the Senators. “Farmers not only have billions of dollars in commodities from last year waiting to be sold, but also have started spring planting and rely on stable markets for their planning.”
“As farm organizations and economists have been warning for months, key trading partners will continue to retaliate against U.S. agricultural products as a result of President Trump’s tariffs,” the Senators continued. “The direct economic impact and uncertainty on America’s farmers stands to change the future of agricultural trade relationships for generations.”
Along with Klobuchar, the letter was signed by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD).
The full letter is available here.
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U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
