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Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share what feedback I received from the northwest Indiana farmers on the Agricultural Advisory Council I met with this week.
Our farmers are getting crushed. The conflict in Iran has pushed diesel above
$6 a gallon. Tariffs are driving up fertilizer costs and closing agricultural markets. Immigration policies have disrupted the legal workforce farmers depend on, and the rush to build data centers is putting upward pressure on electricity costs.
Their message to me was simple: Help us. They need tariff relief, lower fuel costs, expanded markets, and action from Congress. They know how to endure tough times, but they told me this is as difficult as it has ever been.
These are real costs threatening real workers, families, and farms. Farming is a national security issue. We must listen. We must act, and we must give our farmers the stability they need to keep farming America.