GOP Reps Rip End To US Food Aid As Hurting Farmers

NOTUS reports:

Trump’s efforts to dismantle USAID could hurt a surprising group: American farmers. As part of his broad slashing and freezing of federal spending, Trump froze food purchases for foreign aid through USAID last month. Over 40% of the food distributed through USAID programs is purchased from farmers in the U.S., amounting to about $2 billion per year.

“President Trump and his team need to turn this stuff back on. You know, it’s one thing to find a few programs that are bad or being mismanaged, but just a blanket turn off impacts our farmers,” Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, told NOTUS.

“I mean, it’s packaged with an American flag printed on it,” Rep. Glenn Thompson, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, told NOTUS. “It’s good diplomacy, and quite frankly, if we can address food insecurity, it reduces the likelihood of us having to do any intervention abroad if there’s terrorism or war.”

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‘Turn This Stuff Back On’: Republicans Say USAID Cuts Are Going to Hurt American Farmers — NOTUS
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