On the recordMarch 30, 2022
Since the founding of our Nation, American farms have been at the bedrock of our economy. Our farmers, growers, and ranchers produce the dairy, wheat, corn, apples, and peaches that we have relied on for generations to feed our families, our neighbors, and the world. There are over 52,000 farms across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the struggles that affect them affect each and every one of us. Right now, our farmers are facing so many difficult challenges. The cost to run a farm is estimated to grow by nearly 7 percent next year. To make matters even worse, the cost of fertilizer has already risen by over 50 percent in the past 12 months. Now, the Biden administration is preparing to implement new taxes on fertilizer imports from overseas. Now is not the time to tax our farmers even more. President Biden cannot use our growers and producers to pay for his out-of-control budget. We need to ensure that our farmers have the resources that they need to continue producing the food that each of us relies on every day. We need to make sure that they have the fertilizer, the grain, and the seeds that it takes to work a farm or to tend an orchard. American farmers feed the world. It is time to stop imposing new and crippling taxes on our hardworking farmers. It is time to let them get back to work on feeding all of us. President Biden's Far-Left Spending Proposal
