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

I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms.

I do not want to punish another country, but I do want USDA inspectors to be on the job with 100 percent type of inspection of any products coming in, into the United States.

There is no way we got the farmers' best interest at heart if we are going to remove the CCC helping hand.

I will be the leading advocate for rural America and agricultural producers.