Thank you Chairman to you and to our ranking member for holding this hearing. I continue to hear from Kansas farmers and ranchers who feel like they are getting hit from every single direction. Fertilizer prices are up 30% following the President's initiation [of conflict with Iran]. With conflict with Iran, reckless tariff policies have added even more uncertainty, contributing to $28 billion in losses over the last crop year. Last year, farm bankruptcies in the Midwest rose by 70%. (00:20–00:26)
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