Tariffs continue hurting Nebraska's agriculture and manufacturing sectors

OMAHA, Nebraska (February 6, 2026)—Today, Nebraska For Us is responding to recent reports showing the true pain and challenges tied to President Donald Trump’s broad and chaotic tariff policies right here at home. A new Creighton University analysis notes manufacturing has cut jobs in the region for ten straight months and tariffs coupled with retaliation from other countries has created more difficulties for the area's economy.

Making matters even more challenging is the fact that Congressmen Don Bacon and Mike Flood voted in support of allowing the tariffs to continue on multiple occasions in 2025.

“Congressman Bacon has gone as far as saying Nebraska was in a ‘recession economy’ in response to the president’s tariff policy last year,” Nebraska For Us State Director Angie Lauritsen said. “We have yet to see any meaningful changes to combat the economic pain, and Nebraskans are more than ready for this madness to come to an end. Congressional Republicans should have done something about this months ago.”

“Plagued by rising input costs, tariff uncertainty, and the lack of a Farm Bill that should have been passed three years ago, the current policy strategy is failing,” Nebraska farmer Graham Christensen said. “What we need is more competition, transparency, and new markets. Instead, we hear of no gameplan from our state’s leaders.”

Nebraska For Us continues to call on Congressmen Don Bacon and Mike Flood to act on tariffs while prioritizing the needs of working class Nebraskans.