WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today held a hearing to consider former
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to head the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. In addition to farming, agriculture, and food programs, the
U.S.D.A. is responsible for the nation’s forests, including the U.S.
Forest Service.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“Mr. Perdue would be responsible for decisions affecting the health and
well-being of all Americans, but his crony capitalism and history of
fealty to big agribusiness show he can’t be trusted with the task. We
cannot afford a Secretary of Agriculture who continues to deny climate
science, one of the biggest threats facing our food and national
forests. Our families, family farmers, and family vacation spots deserve
better.
“We challenge Senators, who are elected to represent and protect the
American people, to stand up for families across the nation and oppose
this nomination.”
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Fish have to swim, birds have to nest, tell the Corps to do their best Debbie Neustadt