Posted on 09/15/2019 4:08:26 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
House Democrats are proposing to block President Donald Trump’s aid to farmers amidst the country’s tariff fight with China, which could have a devastating impact on America’s farmers.
The Washington Post revealed Thursday that it has reviewed a draft of a bill written by House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-NY) that would block Trump’s ability to help farmers while the country fights China’s unfair trade practices.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said in a tweet Thursday that Democrats are trying to “squeeze” American farmers by blocking this aid.
“Farming is hard enough work as it is. But now Democrats are trying to squeeze American farmers even more by blocking a program that helps them withstand China’s unfair trade policies,” said McCarthy. “We’ve got to start putting America first!”
Kevin McCarthy ✔ @GOPLeader Farming is hard enough work as it is. But now Democrats are trying to squeeze American farmers even more by blocking a program that helps them withstand China's unfair trade policies. We’ve got to start putting America first!
2,773 12:56 PM - Sep 12, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 2,540 people are talking about this The Trump administration created the farmer aid program in 2018 after China had stopped buying farmers’ crops as part of America’s tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump has pushed for billions of dollars to help offset the cost of the tariff fight.
The Agriculture Department plans to spend $28 billion over two years; however, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has a $30 billion cap that it will likely hit this year. This means that it will fall upon Congres to help mitigate the cost of America’s tariff fight with China.
However, Lowey left out Trump’s request that would allow them to avert the spending cap through the CCC.
In September, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress asking for changes that would increase how much money it could use through the CCC to help farmers.
The Trump administration warned lawmakers in the letter that if Congress does not provide additional funding in time, the CCC “would have to stop making payments . . . posing a serious risk for the farmers and ranchers supported by these programs.”
That shook some cobwebs. Had a great uncle who farmed in LA (Lower Alabama) who passed away before I was born. Surviving family members, all DemonRats, would tell stories of him being hopping mad at FDR's agricultural commodity quotas during the Great Depression. Wish I had known him.
They’re certainly showing they are and fast growing to be far beyond representatives of US peoples.....rather enemies working within our country.
So Dems are backing China?
Doesn’t everyone know?
Yeah, the ‘rats turned into Libertarians so fast I didn’t notice.
Not necessarily. FL...PA...and MI could be flipped.
The House proposes. The Senate disposes.
Trump needs to mention this at every rally until Election Day.
Don’t some Democrats prefer the phrase: “Death to America!”?
Or is that just their paymasters?
Farmers have it bad enough these days and the suicide rate among them is VERY high because of all the financial pressure on them.
They can hardly make any money.
I don’t know what the dems think they are going to do for food when they drive enough farmers out of business. Soylent Green or something?
Farmers need to fend for themselves.
Do illegal aliens “need to fend for themselves” ?
Great idea Dems: go on the record as anti-Farmer and also deliberately try to bankrupt tens of thousands of farmers and their families just to prove how much you hate Trump ... who do you think the farmers will blame if you do that, anyway? Trump who is trying to get a relief bill passed for the farmers or you who are deliberately trying to destroy farmers?
The progressives have devolved into an exploitive, stratifing, vengeful mob out to harm any person or group that they perceive as having slighted them by not agreeing with them.
The progressives have devolved into an exploitive, stratifing, vengeful mob out to harm any person or group that they perceive as having slighted them by not agreeing with them.
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