[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        FARMERS FACING HARDSHIPS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, many farmers and producers 
are in dire need of help, facing hardship because of decisions made 
beyond their control.
  At kitchen tables right now, farmers are often forced to make 
unthinkable choices, like shutting down a farm that has been in their 
family for generations. For farm families, relief is not their 
preference, but right now, it is urgently needed for survival.
  The recently announced assistance package is a step in the right 
direction, but some growers, such as tobacco, are being left behind. 
Others are left fighting to figure it out amongst themselves.
  Short-term aid only tackles part of the problem, but we need balanced 
trade policies and certainty, or else many farms may be at risk.

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