Political Quotes

I’ve worked with USDA on surplus grape purchases before, and I’m urging the USDA to again provide certainty to Upstate farmers, put American-grown grapes to good use, and strengthen the domestic food supply chain we all depend on.

Today, costs from unwise tariffs, changing consumer trends, and major logistical disruptions are making doing business even harder and putting that progress at risk.

I’ll keep fighting to make sure Upstate New York’s craft beverage businesses have the federal support they need to navigate these challenges and continue to strengthen local economies.

Instead of focusing our energy on outcompeting rivals like China, the Trump administration has unwisely chosen to pick a damaging and cost-spiking tariff fight with our closest ally and biggest trading partner, Canada.