Senate Republicans on Tuesday showed little enthusiasm for a Trump administration plan to provide $12 billion to farmers whose exports are being hurt by a trade war prompted by President Trump’s tariffs.

But none said they would oppose the plan that the Department of Agriculture was set to announce Tuesday.

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