During Tuesday’s House Democratic leadership press briefing, Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA) discussed the impact President Trump's tariffs will have on the Agricultural sector.
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00:00So now it is my honor to introduce my friend Adam Gray, who I had the honor of serving with in the California State Legislature.
00:07So thrilled he is now in Congress, and he represents the Central Valley.
00:14Good morning, and thank you to Chairman Aguilar and Vice Chair Liu for inviting me to speak with you this morning.
00:21I represent California's San Joaquin Valley, the world's largest agricultural region.
00:27The President's recent announcement of tariffs on our global trade partners poses a serious risk to farmers in the San Joaquin Valley and across the country.
00:36The last time blanket tariffs went into effect under President Trump's first administration, California farmers lost an estimated $683 million in crop revenue.
00:48The most significant losses were concentrated in tree nuts and dairy products, among others, which are top exports from the San Joaquin Valley.
00:56In fact, the California delegation recently received a letter from ag industry leaders in California pleading with Congress to support common-sense measures that will protect fair competition for their products and defend our nation's food supply.
01:10This group of producers represent more than 400 commodities and billions of dollars of revenue.
01:18They warn of uncertain market conditions, disrupted business operations, increased costs associated with retaliatory tariffs.
01:26This all poses a significant risk to family-owned farms, which account for over 95 percent of American agricultural operations.
01:34I grew up in the ag industry.
01:36My family owned and operated a dairy supply store.
01:40My grandparents grew pistachios like many Valley families.
01:44I know personally how tight budgets are.
01:47I know how one bad season can derail an operation for years.
01:51These aren't just individual farmers or business owners who will lose jobs or shutter businesses.
01:57These are entire communities, like mine and the Central Valley, who rely on the ag industry to power their economy.
02:03Rather than work with Congress to make precise, strategic changes to our trade policy,
02:09the President has decided to impose sloppy blanket tariffs and stuck American farmers with the bill.
02:15I'm ready to work with anyone and everyone who is serious about rising above partisan politics to protect our ag communities from the impacts of tariffs.
02:25We must do something now.
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