Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported President Donald Trump’s $12 billion bailout for U.S. farmers to mitigate the damaging effects of the trade war. Now the senator is applying for those same bailout funds for his own 750-acre Iowa farm, The Washington Post reports. Bailout money isn’t being provided to other industries impacted by the trade war. It’s not yet known how much federal subsidy money either Grassley or Tester will receive. Grassley has received nearly $390,000 in farm subsidies in 21 years through 2016, according to records tracked by EWG.

Source: Huffington Post October 01, 2018 03:33 UTC