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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbbsi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RE- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:38 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Hoeven (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Hoeven, Moran, Hyde-Smith, Merkley, Tester, Udall, Leahy, and Baldwin. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATEMENT OF HON. SONNY PERDUE, SECRETARY ACCOMPANIED BY: DR. ROBERT JOHANSSON, CHIEF ECONOMIST ERICA NAVARRO, BUDGET OFFICER OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN HOEVEN Senator HOEVEN. We will call the hearing to order. Mr. Sec- retary, thank you so much for joining us this morning. We truly ap- preciate it. Dr. Johansson, thank you for being here as well, and also Mrs. Navarro. Thank you. We appreciate all three of you being here. The purpose today's hearing is to discuss the Department of Agriculture's fiscal year 2021 budget. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for programs that range from production of agriculture and trade promotion to food, safety, and conservation. It also oversees economic development in rural communities and provides nutrition assistance. Thank you for your leadership, Secretary Perdue, at the Department. We truly ap- preciate it. We appreciate the relationship we have and your com- mitment to our Nation's farmers and ranchers. Thank you also to Dr. Johansson and Mrs. Navarro as well, as I said. Congress and the Administration have been working to help our producers overcome the many challenges that they currently face from trade uncertainty to severe weather events. I believe it impor- tant progress has been made with the passage of recent trade agreements and the additional disaster assistance funding this committee has provided. However, farm country is still facing dif- ficult times and we must maintain our strong support for rural America. (1)

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