In a late-november announcement‚ former president donald trump selected Brooke Rollins to lead the Agriculture Department; a decision that will impact food policies nationwide
As our next Secretary of Agriculture‚ Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers‚ who are truly the backbone of our Country
The agriculture dept (with its $437B yearly spending) runs offices in all US counties managing various programs: food-safety rules farm-support initiatives and rural-development projects. Their work affects both city-dwellers and countryside folks alike
Rollins current role as head of the right-leaning America First Policy Institute shows her alignment with trumps policies. She previously worked in his administration about 4 years ago leading the Domestic Policy Council
The next agriculture secretary will need to handle several big-time tasks:
- Clean fuel tax rules for bio-fuels
- Trade talks with Mexico about corn exports
- Canadian dairy import rules
- New tariff policies that might affect farmers
Trump had also looked at ex-senator Kelly Loeffler for this job; however he chose Rollins because of her commitment to:
- Supporting local farmers
- Making US food independent
- Helping small farming towns
The nominee needs Senate approval to take charge of the departments 100‚000 workers - their duties include checking meat safety fighting forest fires and helping bring internet to rural areas