Sen. Charles E. Grassley defended his intent to apply for a grant from the federal government for his farm business as part of President Donald Trump’s $12 billion bailout for farmers as they weather the fallout of his ongoing trade war.

All farmers get the same deal, said Grassley, who grows corn and soybeans on his 750-acre farm in Iowa.

“This is something you get because you are a farmer — equal treatment for everybody,” the Iowa Republican said Wednesday during his weekly conference call with reporters from his home state. “It is not something special for Chuck Grassley because he is a senator.”

Grassley joined Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana as the only other lawmaker who has said he will accept the Trump handout.

The Washington Post reached out to 27 members of Congress who own agricultural businesses that are eligible for the bailout. Twelve said they would not apply for money. Thirteen declined to comment or could not be reached for comment.