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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the unveil of a $12 billion bailout package for U.S. farmers who have been hurt by President Trump\u2019s reckless and haphazard tariffs, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement. Due to the Trump Administration\u2019s policies, farmers across several commodities \u2013 especially soybeans \u2013 have faced devastating financial loses this year when foreign governments dramatically decreased or halted purchasing U.S. commodities altogether. These actions by the Trump Administration have caused\u00a0farm bankruptcies to rise by nearly 60% compared with 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe financial strain U.S. farmers have faced throughout this year has been devastating and completely avoidable. There is only one person to blame \u2013 Donald Trump. Soybean farmers were projected to have a bumper crop this year \u2013 and they did \u2013 but Trump\u2019s self-inflicted tariff agenda left farmers with no market to sell to. Now, the Trump Administration is using U.S. tax dollars to provide a bailout to farmers to fix the President\u2019s mistakes. Unfortunately, for many family farms, it\u2019s too late. Farmers are the latest to suffer at the hands of the Trump families lose and billionaires win agenda,\u201d <\/strong>said Ranking Member Jeff Merkley.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This bailout by the Trump Administration not only does very little to support farmers who have faced significant loss this year, it also puts another strain on the pocketbook of the American taxpayer. Given that U.S. consumers and businesses initially paid for the tariffs that Trump put in place, using U.S taxpayer funds to bailout these farmers\u00a0means\u00a0U.S. taxpayers are essentially being charged twice for the president’s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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