Last week, 427 national and state agricultural groups and agribusinesses sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee supporting Brooke Rollins’ nomination as Agriculture Secretary and calling on the committee and entire Senate to “promptly confirm” her for the Cabinet post. The Senate Agriculture Committee has set Rollins confirmation hearing for Jan. 23. The groups noted they represent farmers, ranchers, growers, hunters, forest owners, conservationists, cooperatives, state departments of agriculture, renewable fuel producers and agribusinesses nationwide — encompassing all aspects of American agriculture, food nutrition and rural America. A native of Glen Rose, Texas, Rollins is the founder and CEO of the America First Policy Institute and America First Works, a pair of organizations that have championed Trump’s agenda. Rollins was also a member of President-elect Donald Trump’s Economic Advisory Council in 2016.
Hundreds of ag groups write Senators backing USDA Secretary Nominee Rollins
