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Figures Pushes Back on Beef Tariff Move | Birmingham News
Congressman Shomari Figures is rallying against President Trump’s move to suspend tariffs on Argentine beef, calling it a damaging blow to struggling American cattle farmers. With over 300,000 pounds of cheaper foreign beef flooding the market, Figures argues the policy offers little consumer benefit while severely harming domestic producers already battling trade-related woes. He’s introducing legislation to reverse the decision and is urging fellow lawmakers—especially from Alabama—to join him in defending U.S. agriculture. Agricultural groups echo his concerns, labeling the tariff rollback…
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