POLITICO

By Grace Yarrow

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said a government shutdown would hurt the nation’s farmers and ranchers at a time when they’re already facing economic headwinds from the Trump administration’s policies.

“The last thing that I want to see is a shutdown,” Klobuchar said Thursday during POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days breakfast series.

During the first weeks of the Trump administration, she added, farmers and ranchers have been hit hard by an “unbelievably grouping of policies” like President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

“All of this is coming at them at once,” Klobuchar said.

Senate Democrats are in a tricky spot ahead of the shutdown, which could take effect early Saturday morning. They’re publicly indicating that they won’t provide the votes to pass the House GOP’s funding bill. But they’re also eyeing a potential offramp — a 30-day stopgap bill in exchange for helping the House bill.

Democrats are “united” behind the 30-day bill, Klobuchar said Thursday.