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“The Department has indicated that a second payment may be made this year. We are eager to work with you on a plan that better reflects the struggles dairy producers across the country have faced due to the tariffs.”

“You don't want to set time lines on that because then you may not have the best deal for both parties, and I'm looking here at both sides.... But at the same time I don't think it's going to take year or years. Think of the templates that are already there.”

The U.S. wants a trade deal with Japan that is at least as good as the one Tokyo recently struck with the European Union, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Thursday.

The Sept. 13 hearing is titled “Perspectives on Agricultural Trade.”

“Wwe have formulated our strategy to mitigate the trade damages sustained by our farmers. Our farmers work hard, and are the most productive in the world, and we aim to protect them.”

Perdue: “This is a good harbinger of the kind of relationship that can be developed. We hope there are other things we can cooperate on to expand markets around the globe.”

“The barriers he’s putting in place to free trade are a tax on hardworking Americans.”

The Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced that it has authorized up to $12 billion for three programs aimed at shielding U.S. farmers and ranchers from retaliatory tariffs that have been imposed on U.S. goods in response to the administration’s Section 232 and 301 tariffs.