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The announcement was the latest in a series of financial promises and ​pledges that the Republican leader has made to voters heading into the November midterm elections, where control of Congress is at stake.

The Republican Party currently has a narrow majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. ​However, Trump's approval rating has been low due to his handling of the high cost of living ​for Americans during the US-Israeli war on Iran that has raised fuel prices. Trump and the Republican Party have been scrambling ‌to ⁠maintain support in farm states with competitive Senate races as costs have risen.

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[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Even if his program was almost perfectly efficient he could only cut the cost of diesel by about a third for one year. While this could help a little, it is not going to save the farm because that doesn't include the diesel used for shipping.

The reality is this is an ill thought out plan that will likely be corrupted and abused. Farmers might only see a small decrease in fuel bills while Trump and his cronies take the rest home through their schemes. Eight billion more dollars gone like it was nothing.

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