Senate Democrats warn Greer of tariff impacts on U.S. farmers

Nearly 20 Democratic senators are pressing the Trump administration for clarity on its tariff-related goals as well as how new tariffs will impact U.S. agricultural producers, asking in particular what data and analyses have been conducted to inform the president’s overhaul of trade policy. In an April 11 letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the 19 senators argued that various tariff moves announced in recent weeks by President Trump have “injected further uncertainty into the farm economy and continue...