Sonny Perdue: “The President understands that our farmers feed, fuel, and clothe this Nation and the world.”

I will absolutely be a tenacious advocate and fighter where necessary to do that.

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.

the burden of balancing the Federal budget cannot be placed on the backs of farmers and our rural communities.

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.