Sen. Bob Corker characterizes Trump's farm aid proposal: "You have a terrible policy that sends farmers to the poorhouse, and then you put them on welfare, and we borrow the money from other countries."
"It's hard to believe there isn't an outright revolt right now in Congress."
"It's hard to believe there isn't an outright revolt right now in Congress."
MURKOWSKI isn't happy Trump wants to "single out" farmers for aid, saying his tariffs threaten Alaska's seafood industry. "What about the manufacturing sector? What about the energy sector? The oil and gas industries?"
"Where do you draw the line? I've got some real concerns."
"Where do you draw the line? I've got some real concerns."
LANKFORD on Trump’s tariffs and farmer bailout: “Conceptually, I still think it's the wrong direction to go."
"Most of the folks I know in the ag community aren't looking for an additional subsidy. They want their markets back open.”
"Most of the folks I know in the ag community aren't looking for an additional subsidy. They want their markets back open.”
RON JOHNSON doesn’t like Trump’s tariff-and-farm-subsidy plan: “My thoughts are the thoughts of farmers. They want trade, not aid. It's really just that simple.”
Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican challenging Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, supports Trump’s plan for government aid to farmers hurt by the blowback to his tariffs.
