Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) responded to President Trump’s State of the Union address.

“Right now, farm country and rural Americans need stability and opportunity. Since coming to office, this Administration has caused chaos and uncertainty for our nation’s family farmers. Mass firings of employees and funding freezes at USDA have threatened thousands of rural development projects, jeopardized financial security for farmers and undermined market opportunities abroad. Farmers and the USDA employees who support them deserve better.

“Today’s tariff announcement has caused widespread concern, alarming U.S. producers who feed our nation and the world. Retaliatory tariffs threaten to jeopardize farm operations and our food supply. This will result in higher costs for farmers and families alike.

“Adding to this uncertainty is the fact that this Administration and congressional Republicans want to shrink the food economy by cutting SNAP by $230 billion to pay for tax handouts to billionaires. This proposed Republican budget would take money from the farmers who grow our food, the truckers who haul it, the manufacturers who make its packaging and the grocers who sell it – risking hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the food supply chain and driving grocery costs up for the American people.”