CPA AGRICULTURE CO-CHAIR, PRESIDENT OF NEBRASKA FARMERS UNION
John Hansen is president of Nebraska Farmers Union. He was first elected to his first two-year term in 1989 and has been re-elected every two years since. Hansen serves on a number of National Farmers Union Committees and Boards including the Executive, Budget & Audit, Legislative, Meritorious Service, and Regenerative Agriculture and Local Foods Committees. He also serves on the NFU Foundation, PAC, and Services Association boards. Before moving to Lincoln to serve as President in 1990, he operated a diversified grain and livestock operation in Madison County, NE.
CPA remains unwavering in our commitment to rebuilding U.S. industry and supporting American workers. China’s latest move only proves that our efforts are making an impact—and we will not back down.
The United States is amid a dangerous drug shortage that endangers patients, undermines our health care system and exposes a deep vulnerability to national security. America’s overwhelming reliance on foreign manufacturers for generic drugs is at the center of it.
On April 2, President Donald Trump took bold and historic action to defend American industry with the announcement of sweeping new tariffs aimed at countering unfair foreign trade practices and reigniting U.S. manufacturing. Dubbed “Liberation Day”, this policy marks the first major step in a new era of economic revitalization—one where the United States refuses to accept the systematic dismantling of its industrial base and begins to chart a path back to true production-led prosperity.
The Trump administration’s decision to impose a permanent 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries, combined strategically with higher reciprocal tariffs on nations engaging in unfair trade practices, marks a crucial step forward in reindustrializing America and restoring economic strength and security.
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