Trump’s agriculture secretary pick to appear before Senate Agriculture Committee

 President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, is slated to appear before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on Thursday for a confirmation hearing. 

Rollins previously worked as the director of the Office of American Innovation, and acting director of the Domestic Policy Council during Trump’s first term. After working for the Trump administration, Rollins co-founded the America First Policy Institute think tank. 

The secretary of the Agriculture Department is responsible for managing farm and nutrition, forestry, food safety, rural development, and agricultural research.