As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 21st day—tying for the second-longest in American history—Senate Democrats have blocked the House-passed funding bill 11 times, and the economic ripple effects are deepening nationwide. Right now, China is weaponizing soybeans to squeeze American farmers—and to spite President Trump—as trade talks continue. Jim Ennis, the Executive Director of Catholic Rural Life, joins to discuss what he is hearing from farmers impacted by this situation, and what he hopes U.S. trade policymakers will do next to support them.

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