WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Agriculture Secretary, speaks during her Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen building on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rollins is currently the President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank established in 2021 to advocate for Trump’s economic policies. (Credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images))
During her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture addressed questions about her ability to prioritize agricultural policy over her family's oil industry investments, saying it wouldn't affect her policy decisions.
Brooke Rollins, nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is poised to oversee 29 agencies, 106,000 employees, and a $437 billion budget, Hoosier AG Today reported.
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