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Perdue tells committee Congress has final say on budget
The tone of the Senate appropriations sub-committee hearing on the USDA budget was cordial but the message from members to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue this morning was clear – the president’s proposed budget cuts take too much out of agriculture.
Perdue agreed that crop insurance, rural development, research are important but said there need to be cuts to USDA staffing and in other areas of the agency. But, he said, Congress has the power to decide, “As we right-size this budget you all know you’re gonna get a last stamp on this.” Perdue said, in President Trump’s defense, a roundtable with farmers and ranchers was held the day Perdue was confirmed and Trump signed an executive order to promote rural prosperity.
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