Issue Position: How Marco Will Help American Farmers and Ranchers Prosper

Issue Position

America's farmers have long been an important source of our country's prosperity. Marco wants to get government out of the way of agriculture so that American farmers and ranchers can build their businesses, compete as exporters, and create jobs.

As President, Marco will:
Repeal Burdensome Regulations on Farmers and Ranchers

Marco will undo the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule, that will dramatically expand federal control over ponds, ditches and streams. Further, he will fight EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and excessive application of the Endangered Species Act, which can, when misused, deem huge swathes of productive land off-limits for agriculture or other beneficial development. In the U.S. Senate, Marco fought the EPA's attempt to regulate numeric nutrients in Florida waters -- and won.

Permanently End the Punitive Death Tax

Marco's comprehensive pro-growth, pro-family tax reform will permanently end the death tax and allow for immediate expensing of new machinery and equipment. According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, the plan would raise wages and boost investment dramatically.

Oppose New Taxes on Energy

As President, Marco would fight the establishment of a cap-and-trade program or carbon tax, which would act as a new national energy tax on agriculture producers. In addition, Marco will push for other reforms to unleash American energy production and bring down energy costs for farmers.

Open New Markets for Farmers and Ranchers

Marco supports Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which asserts Congress's role in critical trade negotiations and paves the way for the creation of agricultural jobs. Marco would also push for timely completion of trade agreements to boost exports for American farmers and ranchers.

Curb Overregulation

Farmers and ranchers deal with huge costs imposed by the federal regulations, which interfere in labeling procedures, impose new permitting requirements, land use, and more. Marco has proposed a National Regulatory Budget that would cap the costs federal regulations can impose on the economy, including a limit for each individual agency. This would prevent regulators from imposing costly new rules at whim, and give Congress the ability to rein in regulators.

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