Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announced $11 billion farm aid plan.

“Despite the administration’s repeated denials, farmers know that they experienced billions of dollars in losses for this past crop year thanks to the Trump administration’s crushing tariffs and trade war. While I am encouraged to see USDA acknowledge this fact, after two months of promises from the administration, I’m disappointed that the president can find $40 billion to bail out Argentina and its farmers but find far less to help Americans here at home.

“This farm aid package picks winners and losers in the farm economy. It lacks the certainty farmers need. It will not reduce high operation costs. It will not bring U.S. agricultural exports back to pre-trade war levels. It also ignores that fact that the president’s tariffs are responsible for the immense financial strain felt not just by America’s farmers, but also working people, manufacturers, retailers and small businesses. All Americans are tired of the affordability crisis created by this administration and congressional Republicans. We will be right back here a year from now unless the administration changes its policies.”

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, American farmers have suffered increasing losses, including nearly $30 billion within the last crop year alone. USDA has canceled the scheduled publication of its Food Price Outlook for three months even as Americans face higher costs at grocery stores and tariffs inflate the cost of other everyday goods. This administration would rather bury the data than admit their policies are hurting Americans.