Carbajal Statement on House Committee Passage of Farm Bill

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the statement below following the House Agriculture Committee's passage of the farm bill.

"The Republican farm bill fails to address the urgent crises facing agricultural communities across the country, including on the Central Coast. Our farmers are being squeezed by both sides of Trump's trade war. The tariffs are increasing farmers' production costs while their customer base overseas shrinks as nations retaliate with their own trade barriers. Furthermore, this legislation ignores the devastating SNAP cuts included in the 'Big Ugly Bill,' which threaten food security for our most vulnerable citizens as grocery prices continue to skyrocket. This bill was a missed opportunity for bipartisan, commonsense solutions. Instead, this bill betrays our farmers, which is why I voted against it and will continue to stand up for our rural communities."