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Trump administration has directly authorized about $43 billion in farm aid on top of what Congress enacted
The Trump administration has directly authorized some $43 billion in subsidies to farmers beyond what Congress enacted, the Washington Examiner reported, a sum critics say would not have been needed without tariffs and the war with Iran. This month Trump announced the Agriculture Department's $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program for farmers facing record-high diesel prices.
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- Washington ExaminerFarmers have gotten 'astronomical' $43 billion in subsidies directly from Trump administration