Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Secretary of Agriculture Nomination

On Monday, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted 23-0 to advance the nomination of Brooke Rollins to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture. During her nomination hearing in January, Rollins received questions on a number of topics, including climate and conservation, market access and trade, diversity efforts within the Department, and nutrition. Rollins’ nomination now goes to the full Senate. The Senate is expected to take up her nomination next week and Rollins is expected to be confirmed by the chamber.

USRPA Signs on in Support of Crop Insurance

This week, USRPA joined other agriculture organizations in writing to the Budget and Appropriations Committee leadership in support of protecting crop insurance. The letter expresses the importance of crop insurance to farmers and urges the leadership to prevent it from being cut during the budget process. Republican leadership is currently charting a path for a budget reconciliation package that is expected to include spending cuts across the federal government, but conversations are ongoing on where those cuts will occur. A copy of the letter can be found here.