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

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

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.

USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs, which is in line with the estimated $11 billion impact of the unjustified retaliatory tariffs.

The prospect of a new trade war while eliminating the Secretary's CCC authority... is nearsighted and it is dangerous.