Who should serve as Biden's Agriculture Secretary?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A fight is breaking out among Democrats over who Joe Biden should pick to be his Secretary of Agriculture.

The president-elect has yet to appoint the person who will head up the Agriculture Department, which oversees various agencies including the United States Forest Service, the United States Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Food Stamp Program.

South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn - who is widely seen as playing a crucial role in Biden's Democratic primary victory - told The New York Times on Thursday that Biden should name Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to the powerful position.

Fudge - a black woman who currently leads the nutrition and oversight panel on the House Agriculture Committee - also has the support of two of Biden's closest advisors, according to the Times.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrat-fight-over-who-should-serve-as-biden-s-agriculture-secretary/ar-BB1bqSZ9?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

[msongs]

1. somebody who will cut off the farmer welfare for corporate farms? nt

[walkingman]

9. That is my hope also but I'll believe it when I see it.

[montanacowboy]

2. Someone who gives

a shit about animal welfare

Heidi Heitcamp is NOT the person

[Glorfindel]

3. Silliness...deprive the Democrats of a vote in congress

to fill a ceremonial cabinet position.

[elleng]

4. Not a good idea to remove someone from a Dem seat, I agree,

and kind of surprised at Clyburn on this.

Ag Sec is NOT 'ceremonial;' lots of substance there.

[cwydro]

15. Ceremonial?

Do you know where food comes from?

[abqtommy]

5. I trust Joe to make the best decision. If I didn't think he was competent I wouldn't have voted

for him!

[Takket]

6. at least Democrats actually argue about this lol

Rethugs probably just raffle that off to the highest bidder after finding out there is even such a thing as Agriculture on their first day in office.

[Retrograde]

7. For all their virtues, I don't want to pull and Dems out of the House or Senate

I think the Democratic hold on the House is shaky right now and needs all the support it can get

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Most likely will be someone from the Upper Midwest.

Ag Department is a major mess at this point and it will take someone who knows Banking as well as the ins and outs of just what Agriculture is all about'

Collin Peterson is most likely a front runner since he lost his House Seat.

Going to take someone who can fix all the damage caused by the present Ag Secretary.

[Blue_true]

10. Fudge would be an excellent choice. I really like how measured she appears to be. nt

[bottomofthehill]

11. She is great, but the House is already going to be CLOSE

On a lot of votes, the President can’t pull too many Members of the House as the only way to get to the House is by election. The Governors can not appoint. It takes a special election.

[bottomofthehill]

12. It would be nice to see some one who took food insecurity seriously

Instead of just throwing farm welfare around.

[jeffreyi]

13. Someone who gets climate change and western forests.

[littlemissmartypants]

14. One in five households in the USA is food insecure.

Maybe even more than that now with Covid. I'd like to see someone who sees if we don't feed children we are literally and figuratively starving our future. There are enough millionaire farmers already.

❤ lmsp

Recent Stats
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased. By the end of April 2020, more than one in five households in the United States, and two in five households with mothers with children 12 and under, were food insecure. [iii]

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/food-insecurity-america-malnutrition-united-states