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Figures to Introduce Bill to Protect Alabama Cattle Farmers from President Trump’s Beef Order

Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced that he plans to introduce legislation to reverse President Trump’s plan to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef to enter the United States tariff-free over the next 90 days—a move that gives little to no relief to consumers and serves as a significant disadvantage to American cattle farmers.

"President Trump’s proclamation is a slap in the face to the hardworking cattle farmers we have across this nation and here in Alabama. Farmers are already being hammered by Trump’s war in Iran and the retaliatory tariffs he caused, and this reckless decision will make things even worse,” said Congressman Figures.

Source : house.gov

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