Washington, Dec. 8 -- Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez issued the following press release:

Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for an $12 billion tariff-relief bailout for farmers:

"President Trump is betting that throwing $12 billion in taxpayer dollars at the chaos he created will somehow make Americans forget he caused this disaster in the first place.

"Families across the country are already paying the price on everything from groceries to energy for his chaotic trade wars. Now he wants to waste even more of their money to hide the financial losses farmers are facing due to his reckless policies.

"Instead of l...