Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, who faces re-election in 2024, voted for legislation that benefited his own farm business through billion of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
prohibit senators and their staff from engaging"in any outside business or professional activity or employment for compensation which is inconsistent or in conflict with the conscientious performance of official duties." Tester did not answer Fox News Digital's question regarding whether his subsidies represent an appearance of a conflict of interest.
federal subsidies listed under his own name. That total includes roughly $6,000 Tester receives annually for conservation payments — used to reimburse farmers for leaving land unfarmed for ecological reasons. "As the only working dirt farmer in the U.S. Senate, Jon Tester knows firsthand the challenges Montana farmers and ranchers face, which is why he's fighting for programs that make sure Montana farmers can continue to feed America," Tester's campaign told Fox when asked about the subsidies.
"To say I’m disappointed the bill makes more subsidies available to the wealthiest farmers and many non-farmers is a severe understatement. Especially when the impact of large farmers being allowed to manipulate the system is that young and beginning farmers face even larger hurdles," Grassley said in 2018 after the bill passed."Today, we have a Farm Bill that is intentionally written to help the largest farmers receive unlimited subsidies from the federal government.
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