The Senate Budget Committee will mark up its budget resolution on Wednesday and Thursday. Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham released the text of this plan Friday afternoon. The Agriculture Committee is charged with finding at least $1 billion in budget savings. Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar responded, saying these cuts will hurt farmers, ranchers and rural areas. According to Klobuchar’s statement, these cuts are “a bad idea” at a time when higher tariffs will reduce markets and add input costs for farmers and ranchers.
