Brooke Rollins Confirmed as Agriculture Secretary in Bipartisan Senate Vote

The Senate approved Rollins, a longtime Trump ally and conservative policy advocate, to lead the USDA as it faces challenges in food aid, farm policy, and labor shortages.

The Senate voted 72-28 to confirm Brooke Rollins, marking her as the first Texan to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Rollins, a former Trump domestic policy advisor and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, received bipartisan support after unanimous approval in committee.
Rollins is tasked with managing a $437 billion agency overseeing farm programs, food aid, school nutrition, and rural development, alongside addressing ongoing bird flu outbreaks and farm labor shortages.
During confirmation hearings, Rollins expressed support for stricter work requirements for food aid programs like SNAP and pledged to modernize USDA operations to align with Trump's policy goals.
Rollins will also play a key role in distributing $10 billion in federal farm aid and addressing delays in the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which governs agricultural and food policy spending.

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