Senator says Trump promised him no cuts to program aiding Kansas farmers

TOPEKA -- Sen. Pat Roberts says President Donald Trump committed during a White House meeting that he won’t cut a key program for Kansas farmers despite placing reductions in his budget proposal.

Kansas lawmakers have gone out of their way to emphasize their support for crop insurance, which Trump has proposed trimming as part of his budget.

“I did get the backing of the President of the United States for that about two or three weeks ago, and we were able to convince the president it was a very valuable and needed program,” Roberts said during a recent stop in Topeka.

A spokeswoman for Roberts said Friday the meeting took place in the Oval Office in late June.

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