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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 22h

One week ago: Trump told farmers that China was coming back to buy soybeans.

Today: He canceled the Xi meeting and is threatening massive new tariffs.

Trump lied. Again. And farmers get crushed. Again.
This isn't governing — it's arson.

And the president is holding the match.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 1d

Treasury finalized the $20B Argentina deal yesterday — exactly as proposed.

They heard farm country's concerns about bailing out a competitor stealing our soybean markets.

Then they doubled down anyway. No changes. No second thoughts.

Your feedback was noted. Just ignored.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 2d

Rural America relies on the affordable health care tax credits that are expiring. Republicans don’t care.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of governing like adults, Republicans brought us to a shutdown that leaves nearly 30% of farm workers who depend on ACA health insurance wondering if they'll be able to afford their insurance. Priorities, y'all. 🙄 www.kff.org/affordable-c...

Occupations with Large Shares of Workers Who Rely on Individual Market Coverage | KFF

This analysis examines the share of adult workers in occupations that rely more heavily on individual market coverage for health insurance, which is largely made up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Ma...

www.kff.org

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans weren’t satisfied with closing rural health clinics and hospitals by making huge cuts to Medicaid in the Big Ugly Bill. Now, they shut down the government and made health insurance more expensive for nearly 30% of farm workers. www.kff.org/affordable-c...

Occupations with Large Shares of Workers Who Rely on Individual Market Coverage | KFF

This analysis examines the share of adult workers in occupations that rely more heavily on individual market coverage for health insurance, which is largely made up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Ma...

www.kff.org

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 4d

Grocery prices are up 30%, meaning more people are struggling to put food on their table.

Instead of finding ways to support our neighbors, the Trump admin canceled 94 million lbs of food aid to food banks — 67 million eggs, 27 million lbs of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 7d

The GOP isn’t fighting for rural communities and small businesses. Their shutdown will spike rural health care costs, and in Pennsylvania, many people will pay $750 more each month.

Farmers are already struggling due to tariffs. Why are you making it worse?

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 8d

After watching their market completely collapse, American soybean farmers turned on the news this week to watch Trump give $20 billion to one of their top competitors, Argentina.

This is not what supporting American farmers looks like.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 9d

In case you're curious how much your monthly premiums will increase because of the Republican shutdown...

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 10d

Not only are rural communities seeing their hospitals shut down because of the Big Ugly Bill, but they're also going to see their premiums increase by 90% thanks to the Republican shutdown.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 11d

When the Trump admin's policies are so bad that Cabinet secretaries are texting each other like "Wait, are we destroying agriculture?"

Spoiler: Yes. Yes you are.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12d

“.. a photographer captured .. Bessent reading a text message .. assumed to have been forwarded by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins because it is signed ‘BR’”, with the words of Iowa grain trader Ben Scholl, “who was furious about financial support” for Argentina.

www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 12d

Wisconsin's Randy Roecker spent decades building his dairy farm. but Trump's trade war and pandemic debt pushed him past the breaking point. He sold his entire farm in June.

"This is what farmers have—this legacy. And that's what kills us."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-18/us-farmers-struggle-with-no-china-trade-deal-sna…

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 16d

To now threaten additional mass firings – in the middle of an economic crisis in farm country – is malicious and cruel and would only further the pain in farm country.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 18d

The 2018 Farm Bill created the AgWell program to support farmers' mental health.

But as Trump's trade war devastates rural communities, the USDA canceled grants for the program earlier this year — cutting mental health support exactly when farmers need it most.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 19d

Despite Republican lip service, their Big Ugly Bill cut food assistance and SNAP benefits by $187 billion.

Rather than be proved wrong, Republicans are ending the survey that would show the devastating effect of taking food away from children and seniors.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 22d

Hunger is a policy choice.

House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 22d

Rural communities have been the collateral damage of the Trump administration's policies over the last nine months.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 24d

Grocery prices are up while the jobs market is stagnating.

More hardship for working families due to the Trump administration’s economic and trade policies.

Infographic showing August produce price increases with hand-drawn illustrations. Title reads 'AUGUST PRODUCE PRICE INCREASES' at top. Four produce items are shown with red percentage increases and upward arrows: bananas at 2.1%, lettuce/cabbage at 3.5%, an apple at 3.5%, and a tomato at 4.5%. Source listed as US Bureau of Labor Statistics at bottom.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 24d

House Republicans continue to look the other way and wash their hands of trade policy that Congress has every right to challenge or overturn. Any self-respecting representative of farm country would stand up and fight this. Our family farmers deserve better.

Statement from Rep. Angie Craig: Rural America is hurting. Farm bankruptcies are up 95 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to last year. Farmers are facing a crisis of historic proportions as the president’s trade war pushes our largest trade partners into the arms of competitors. Harvest is approaching and our farmers have lost their markets. Where are House Republicans? Enabling and supporting the very trade policies and tariffs that are driving the rural economy into the ground. I have heard my Republican colleagues say that they are gravely concerned with the economic situation in farm country. Some go as far as to say they have never seen it this bad before – an implicit acknowledgement that the president’s trade wars are failing America’s family farmers. Yet, they continue to look the other way and wash their hands of trade policy that Congress has every right to challenge or overturn. Any self-respecting representative of farm country would stand up and fight this. Our family farmers deserve better.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 24d

Focus on lowering hunger in your own states before lecturing us about how to administer food assistance in ours. Food insecurity is an issue across our country, so let's make sure every state can provide food assistance to those who need it.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 25d

ICYMI: Farmers are struggling to find workers. Some farmers have sold off all their dairy cows, others have entire fields that can't be harvested.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 26d

Small Nevada farms just lost $3 million in federal support after a successful rural development program was terminated three years early. Family farmers need consistent partnerships, not budget cuts that abandon rural America. nevadacurrent.com/2025/08/28/s...

Small farms, food businesses in Nevada to lose $3M in USDA support • Nevada Current

Nevada will lose $3 million in federal funding after a program that supported local small and mid-sized food and farm businesses was terminated three years ahead of schedule.

nevadacurrent.com

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · Sep 10

You heard her right.

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · Sep 10

This morning we’re having a Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee hearing on promoting forest health and resiliency.

Across the country we’re experiencing an increase in wildfires, but USDA has chosen to decrease the US Forest Service workforce.

youtube.com/live/tBplETv...

Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management

YouTube video by House Ag Democrats

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · Sep 9

If you've noticed your grocery bill increasing, it's not your imagination. It's Trump's recklessly playing with tariffs that impact every American – from farmers to people feeding their families.

Two grocery receipts comparing food prices before and after Trump's presidency. The left receipt shows 'Pre-Trump' prices from July 2024: dozen eggs $3.77, 1lb chicken breast $5.56, 1lb ground beef $5.94, orange juice $4.69, 1lb bacon $6.55, loaf of bread $3.00, totaling $24.82. The right receipt shows 'Post-Trump' prices from August 2025: dozen eggs $4.41, 1lb chicken breast $6.37, 1lb ground beef $6.61, orange juice $5.11, 1lb bacon $6.72, loaf of bread $3.05, totaling $32.27 (highlighted in yellow). Source: NBC.

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