"...the COVID-19 relief package that awards billions in debt relief to farmers of color.
The farmers called the package “divisive.”
...$4 billion is earmarked in the package to pay off up to 120% of black, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American farmers’ debt....(and) Approximately $1 billion is also designated for improved land access, equity commissions, agricultural training, and other forms of assistance.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized “out-of-control liberals” for slipping the provision into the relief package. He bluntly labeled it as “reparations.”
“In this bill, if you’re a farmer, your loan will be forgiven up to 120% of your loan …
...“No proof of income or loss incurred due to COVID is needed to qualify. Just skin color or when you came to the country,” Toomey tweeted. “
...The push for the provision was spearheaded by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA). He was joined by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)...Read all.
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