Bipartisan US senators want investigation into farm equipment companies moving jobs to Mexico

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 587

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs.

Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to open an investigation under a law that allows tariffs to be used for national security purposes.

John Deere, Caterpillar and the Wisconsin-based Case New Holland had all laid off …

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