Sonny Perdue: “I hope that you will hold me accountable on this.”

Public policy matters. Leadership matters. And that's why this election is so cotton-picking important for the state of Florida. I hope you all don't mess it up.

I believe these proposed changes support our mutual goal of improving the lives of those participating in SNAP.

We think the purpose is to help people move to independency . . . . We should help people when they are down but that should not be interminably.

Today, I want to reestablish this Department's commitment to safeguarding every American's First Amendment rights, particularly the right to free speech and the right to free religious exercise. USDA is committed to protecting both.