Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted on May 22, 2025 and July 3, 2025 for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cuts federal Medicaid spending in rural areas and raises crop subsidies that reach a minority of farm acres; the House version passed by one vote. She voted for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies whose tariffs set off China's retaliation against U.S. farm goods, and for the 2025 rescissions law that took back federal money from Iowa Public Radio and Iowa PBS.
Hinson defended the Canada tariffs in February 2026 and, in October 2025, said Iowa soybean farmers were moving "in the right direction" at a time when China had no orders for U.S. soybeans.
Ashley Hinson's Votes and Statements on Farms and Rural Iowa
- Hinson Voted Twice for the Law That Cuts Rural Medicaid and Tilts New Farm Subsidies Toward Southern Crops, in 2025. On July 3, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted yes as the House passed the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act 218 to 214. On May 22, 2025 she had voted for the House version, which passed 215 to 214 with one member voting present, so it would have failed without her vote. The law raised crop reference prices at a cost the Congressional Budget Office put at $50.5 billion over the next ten fiscal years, for programs that cover just 27% of US farm acres; farmdoc daily at the University of Illinois found that for corn and soybeans the new prices "continue to lag these Southern crops significantly". KFF estimates the law cuts federal Medicaid spending in rural areas by $137 billion over 10 years.
- Hinson Voted Twice to Take Back Federal Money From Iowa Public Radio and Iowa PBS in 2025. On June 12, 2025, Hinson voted yes as the House passed the Rescissions Act 214 to 212, a margin at which a switch by her alone would have tied the vote, and a tie fails. On July 18, 2025 she voted for the rule, adopted 216 to 213, under which the House was deemed to have concurred in the Senate amendment and sent the bill to the President. The law took back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shut down. Iowa Public Radio said it expected to lose around $1 million, about 10% of its budget, and Iowa PBS about $3.5 million, which its general manager called the largest cut in the station's 55-year history, in July 2025.
- Hinson Cast a Deciding Vote for a House Rule That Blocked Votes on Ending the Tariff Emergencies, and Voted for Two More, in 2025. On April 9, 2025, Hinson voted for H.Res. 313, which passed 216 to 215, so it could not have passed without her vote; it declared that the days through September 30, 2025 would not count toward a House vote on ending the April 2, 2025 global tariff emergency. She also voted for similar rules that passed 216 to 214 on March 11, 2025 and 213 to 211 on September 16, 2025. On February 11, 2026, she voted no on ending the emergency behind the Canada tariffs. North Dakota State University economists estimated that China's retaliation left U.S. farm shipments to China almost $15 billion less than they would have been from March 2025 to February 2026, and that Iowa farmers lost around $1.2 billion in sales. The emergency tariffs stayed in force until February 20, 2026, when the Supreme Court ruled that "IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs".
- Hinson Defended Keeping the Canada Tariffs in February 2026. After her February 11, 2026 vote, Hinson said "I voted against this resolution because President Trump is the only one willing to level the playing field", The Gazette reported on February 12, 2026. Canada was the second leading agricultural trade partner of the U.S. in 2024, Iowa Public Radio reported.
- Hinson Asked Iowa Farmers for Patience on the China Trade War in September 2025. On a September 29, 2025 call with reporters, Hinson said that "restoring our dominance and the global order when it comes to fair trade does not just happen overnight", the Daily Iowan reported on October 14, 2025. The same report said that China has not imported a single bushel of U.S. soybeans since May 2025, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority later found Iowa producers took over $1 billion of that lost market in soybean exports in 2025.
- Hinson Said Soybean Farmers Were Moving "in the Right Direction" While China Had No Orders for U.S. Soybeans, in October 2025. On October 27, 2025, Hinson said it was "great to see things moving in the right direction for our soybean farmers", KCRG reported. The same KCRG report said that, for the first time in 20 years, there are no current orders from China to buy a single bushel of U.S. soybeans.
What the Votes Ashley Hinson Cast Mean for Iowa Farms, Factories and Rural Hospitals
- Rural hospitals. KFF estimates the law Hinson voted for cuts federal Medicaid spending in rural Iowa by $3.84 billion over 10 years.
- Soybean exports. Iowa soybean export sales were off nearly 34% compared to last year in September 2025, an Iowa State University economist told Iowa Public Radio, as China stopped buying.
- Farm equipment jobs. John Deere laid off 101 employees at the Waterloo site and 40 in Des Moines in fall 2025, and the company said tariffs contributed to lower demand for tractors and other farm equipment. Waterloo is the seat of Black Hawk County, in Iowa's 2nd District.
- Farm aid. Iowa farmers received $843 million in payments from FSA under the 2025-26 Farmer Bridge Assistance program, the most of any state, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, which said the aid does not fully cover farmers' losses.
- Public media. Iowa PBS said the federal cuts will result in staff reductions, program reductions and service reductions over time (North Pine, October 2025).
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Hinson on Agriculture and rural communities
What is Ashley Hinson's record on agriculture and rural communities under Trump?
Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted twice for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cuts rural Medicaid spending and raises crop reference prices far more for Southern crops than for corn and soybeans, and she cast the deciding vote on the House version. She voted for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies whose tariffs set off China's retaliation against U.S. farm goods, and for the rescissions law that took money from Iowa Public Radio and Iowa PBS. She defended the tariffs and told Iowa farmers that fair trade does not just happen overnight.
How did Ashley Hinson vote on the tariffs that hurt Iowa soybean farmers?
Ashley Hinson voted for three House rules in 2025 that stopped the clock on votes to end the tariff emergencies, including one that passed 216 to 215, and in February 2026 voted against ending the Canada tariff emergency. Iowa soybean growers export roughly 40-50 percent of their crop, half of which goes to China alone, the Daily Iowan reported in October 2025.
Did Ashley Hinson vote to cut funding for Iowa Public Radio?
Yes. Ashley Hinson voted for the Rescissions Act on June 12, 2025 and for the rule that sent it to the President on July 18, 2025. In 2024, Iowa public radio and television stations had received $4,723,772 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, according to CPB data compiled by Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats.
Who gets the new farm subsidy money in the law Ashley Hinson voted for?
Ashley Hinson voted for a law whose higher reference prices pay only farms enrolled in programs covering just 27% of US farm acres. Its new payment-limit loophole for farm partnerships and LLCs will benefit most the older, more established farmers and, according to the University of Illinois's farmdoc daily, will harm most the younger farmers and those in the early stages of their farm careers.
Last updated: 2026-10-25