However, this just isn't a good deal for our state. Here's more reasons why we should have included a robust investment for all our specialty crops. That's what Michigan is known for. We should have addressed the President's disastrous trade policies that have cost American farmers an estimated $54 billion. We could have stabilized fertilizer and fuel costs. Instead, this bill cuts critical programs like equip, the conservation program that West Michigan farmers rely on. (04:17–04:27)
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Asserts that trade policies have cost American farmers $54 billion.
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