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Members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee voted favorably by President Monday Donald Trump’s The candidate, Brooke Rollins, to run the Department of Agriculture (USDA), a widely awaited result than the cleaning of the full Senate by the end of this week.
Rollins was approved favorably outside the unanimous vote committee.
Rollins, who served as a White House assistant during Trump’s first administration and then as chairman and CEO of the America Institute of Politics, is widely considered as an uncontrolled candidate.
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Brooke Rollins, President and Chief Executive Officer of AFPI, is seen during the summit of the first Agenda in America of the Instituta America America Institute in Marriott Marquis on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Its candidacy was supported by a coalition of more than 415 farmers, agricultural groups and producers earlier this month. The signatories urged the Senate to quickly confirm rollins, praising what they described as their founding knowledge of agriculture, as well as their policy and companies, said that they made it unique for the role of the secretary. of United States Agriculture.
The Committee’s vote comes at a crucial moment for U.S. producers groups and groups across the country. Congress legislators have it stopped on a new farm bill And in other key priorities for industry farmers and groups.
President Donald Trump speaks while Brooke Rollins, of the Texas Public Policy Institute, listens, during a round table of prison renovation in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, on January 11, 2018 in Washington, DC . (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
They also did not secure the whole measure of the grants of the aid to the farm and the agriculture considered necessary by many groups in their bill of government expenses of eleven hours approved at the end of last month.
Rollins pledged to his confirmation audience that, if approved, he would use his place as Secretary of Agriculture to embark on a “fast and furious” effort to distribute these funds to farmers, ranchers and rural communities. It also promised to combat animal diseases of quick prey in the United States and North America, including bird flu, which has made it difficult for the poultry industry and Egg prices sent rise.
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United States Department of Agriculture Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building Sign. (Getty’s pictures)
If confirmed, Rollins said last week, “it would begin to modernize, relinue, rethinking the United States Department of Agriculture.”
“We understand that to serve all North -American agriculture and all North -Americans mean to ensure that our rural communities are equipped and supported to prosper, not only today, but tomorrow and the day later in the many tomorrow they come.” He told the legislators.
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These Supposes the nomination of rollins They have also praised their “close work relationship” with the President, who said that “it will guarantee that agriculture and rural America have a prominent and influential voice at the table when critical decisions were made in the White House.”
Rollins were not expected to face the active opposition to his candidacy to lead the United States Department of Agriculture, and the legislators who have spoken have largely praised both his experience and his strong knowledge of the agricultural sector.
