National Ag News

In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue defended the cuts in President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget.

Perdue said Trump promised to realign government spending and that’s what he’s done.

“I believe the people knew what they were doing when they elected President Trump president,” Perdue said. “I think many believe, as I do—I just don’t think it’s moral to continue to kick a 20 trillion dollar debt down to our grandchildren, without any relief.”

The budget includes significant cuts to USDA programs and would eliminate more than 52-hundred positions throughout the agency—a 5.5 percent reduction in workforce.

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