Farm Measures Would Limit Trump’s Bailout Money in a Trade War

President-elect Donald Trump faces limits on his ability to make farmers whole in a trade war under farm legislation Congress is considering.

A bipartisan cohort of lawmakers want to rein in a pot of money Trump’s first administration used to compensate farmers decimated by the then-president’s trade confrontation with China.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) on Monday offered a farm bill package that would require congressional approval of certain Agriculture Department discretionary spending supporting the farm economy. While Congress will be hard-pressed to reach a deal on the $1.5 trillion legislation informing nutrition and farm policy after Republicans ...