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Trump → Blackburn → Tennessee6 issue areasEvery claim sourced to public record
Trump's tariffs triggered Chinese retaliation targeting U.S. farm goods. Obion, Gibson, and Robertson county farmers watched export prices collapse and contracts vanish in 2018. Blackburn cheered the tariffs and took no legislative action to protect Tennessee agriculture.
$530M+
Tennessee's annual farm exports — exposed with no protection
Tennessee exports more than half a billion dollars in farm products annually. When retaliatory tariffs hit, Blackburn made no effort to protect that market access or adjust USDA relief formulas to fit Tennessee's crop mix.
DOGE
USDA Rural Development gutted — the office that funds farm country
USDA Rural Development processes farm infrastructure grants, broadband loans, water system funding, and cooperative financing. Blackburn backed DOGE workforce cuts with no carve-out for Tennessee agricultural programs, slowing the pipeline farmers depend on.
800K+
SNAP recipients at risk — including seasonal farm workers
The reconciliation bill Blackburn voted for adds work-hour documentation requirements that hit seasonal and part-time agricultural workers hardest — people who are working, but whose employment patterns don't fit the documentation model.
5
Tennessee farming counties among the worst-connected in the state
Perry, Van Buren, Pickett, Scott, and Fentress counties have some of Tennessee's lowest broadband access rates. Without connectivity, farmers can't access market data, file USDA applications, or use precision agriculture tools.
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