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Grassley hearing 'talk' of federal money for farmers in case NAFTA talks fail

December 21, 2017 at 3:32 PM
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) says there is "talk" within the Trump administration about "putting together a pot of money" for agriculture support in case the U.S. withdraws from NAFTA -- an indication, he says, that talks are not progressing well. Grassley, before he and other Senate Finance Committee members were set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Dec. 19, said he had spoken with someone in "the bureaucracy" about contingencies, according to DTN/The Progressive Farmer. "Chief among...

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